Timeline of Qom

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Qom, Iran.

Prior to 20th century

 * 685 - Arab Shia refugees settle in Qom.
 * 804/805 - Qom gains "administrative independence from Isfahan."
 * 816 - Death of Fātimah bint Mūsā (sister of 8th Imam of Twelver Shia faith); shrine develops thereafter.
 * 825 - Qom "attacked."
 * 988 - Hasan ibn Muhammad Qumi writes Tarikh-i Qum (city history).
 * 1050s - Hassan-i Sabbah born in Qom (approximate date).
 * 1224 - City besieged by Mongol forces.
 * 1393 - Timur in power.
 * 1442 - City becomes seat of government of Timurid monarch Sultan Muhammad bin Baysonqor.
 * 1447/1448 - City sacked by Qara Qoyunlu forces.
 * 1469 - Ağ Qoyunlu in power.
 * 1501 - Twelver Shia Islam declared official state religion in Iran, a development beneficial to Qom as a holy city (approximate date).
 * 1722 - Qom sacked by Afghans.
 * 1883 - "New court" built at the Fatima shrine.

20th century

 * 1920 - Population: 30,000-40,000 (approximate estimate).
 * 1922 - Qom Seminary (hawza) established.
 * 1923 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1950 - Population: 83,235 (estimate).
 * 1960 - Population: 105,272 (estimate).
 * 1963
 * Mar'ashi Najafi library established.
 * Religious leader Khomeini arrested and exiled.
 * 1966 - Population: 134,292.
 * 1974 - Mohemmat Sazi Football Club formed.
 * 1975 - "Riots involving 'Muslim Marxists.'"
 * 1976 - Population: 246,831.
 * 1978 - 7–9 January: Iranian Revolution against Pahlavis begins in Qom.
 * 1982 - Population: 424,000 (estimate).
 * 1996
 * Center for the Revival of Islamic Heritage established.
 * Population: 777,677.
 * 1999 - February: Local election held.

21st century

 * 2008 - Yadegar-e Emam Stadium opens.
 * 2009
 * December: Funeral of religious leader Hussein-Ali Montazeri.
 * Qom Monorail construction begins.
 * 2011 - Population: 1,074,036.
 * 2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
 * 2014 - City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 1.
 * 2020 - 19 February: The first two cases of COVID-19 were detected in Iran.

in English

 * via Google Books
 * (About city history written in 10th century)
 * (Includes bibliography)
 * via Google Books
 * (About city history written in 10th century)
 * (Includes bibliography)
 * (About city history written in 10th century)
 * (Includes bibliography)
 * (About city history written in 10th century)
 * (Includes bibliography)
 * (Includes bibliography)
 * (Includes bibliography)

in other languages

 * (Includes information about Qom)
 * (Written in 10th century in Arabic)
 * M. Tabataba’i. Turbat-i Pākān [Monuments and buildings of Qom], 2 vols (Qom, 1976)
 * M. Tabataba’i. Turbat-i Pākān [Monuments and buildings of Qom], 2 vols (Qom, 1976)
 * M. Tabataba’i. Turbat-i Pākān [Monuments and buildings of Qom], 2 vols (Qom, 1976)
 * M. Tabataba’i. Turbat-i Pākān [Monuments and buildings of Qom], 2 vols (Qom, 1976)