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Timeline of Hamadan

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

Prior to 20th century

640s - Arabs in power.
806 - City besieged by forces of al-Amin.
931 - City besieged by forces of Ziyarid MardÃÂvij.
956 - Earthquake.
976 - Buyid Mu'ayyad al-Dawla in power.
997 - Shams al-Dawla in power.
1021 - Sama' al-Dawla in power.
1221 - City sacked by Mongols.
1224 - City sacked by Mongols again.
1315 - built (approximate date).
1724 - City sacked by forces of Ahmad Pasha of Baghdad.
1732 - City taken by forces of NÃÂder Shah AfÃÂ¡ÃÂr; Ottomans ousted.
1789 - Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar takes Hamadan.
1838 - Congregational mosque built.
1883 - (shrine) built.

20th century

1920 - Population: 30,000-40,000 (approximate estimate).
1932 - built.
1933 - City redesigned to accommodate motorcars; central Meidun-e Emam Khomeini and 6 radiating boulevards laid out.
1940 - Population: 103,874.
1952 - Avicenna Mausoleum erected.
1963 - Population: 114,610 (estimate).
1970 - Baba Tahir Mausoleum erected.
1973 - Bu-Ali Sina University established.
1976 - Population: 164,785 city; 229,977 urban agglomeration.
1986 - Population: 272,499.
1996 - Population: 401,281.

21st century

2007 - PAS Hamedan F.C. (football club) formed.
2009 - Shahid Mofatteh Stadium opens.
2011 - Population: 525,794.
2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
2014 - Syed Mustafa Rasul becomes mayor.

See also

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Ecbatana, ancient city at site of present-day Hamadan
Hamadan Province history
of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kerman, Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Yazd

References

This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

(Mostly about ancient Ecbatana)
http://nelc.ucla.edu/person/ali-mousavi/

in other languages

(Bibliography)

External links

Items related to Hamadan, various dates (via Qatar Digital Library)
Items related to Hamadan, various dates (via Europeana)

Images