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Timeline of Jeddah

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Prior to 20th century

  • 500 BCE - Quda'a settle.
  • 647 CE - Uthman Ibn Affan, turns Jeddah into a port making it the port of Makkah instead of Al Shoaiba port.
  • 703 CE - Jeddah was briefly occupied by pirates from the Kingdom of Axum.
  • 969 CE - Fatimids in power.
  • 1177 - Jeddah becomes part of the Ayyubid Empire.
  • 1254 - City becomes part of the Mamluk Sultanate.
  • 1400 - In the 15th century it became the centre of trade between Egypt and India.
  • 1517 - City besieged by Ottomans.
  • 1525 - Barracks built; city walls rebuilt with six watchtowers and six city gates.
  • 1541 - City besieged by Portuguese.
  • 1804 - Town besieged by Sauds.
  • 1811 - Ottomans in power.
  • 1813 - Battle of Jeddah (1813).
  • 1814 - Population: 15,000 (approximate).
  • 1820 - European cemetery established (approximate date).
  • 1855 - The Hejaz rebellion takes place in Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire, and results in riots in both Mecca and Jeddah.
  • 1858 - 15 June: the Jeddah Massacre of 1858 takes place.
  • 1881 - Nasseef House built.

20th century

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

Published in 18th-19th centuries
Published in 20th century
  • A. Pesce. Jiddah: Portrait of an Arabian City. London, 1974.
Published in 21st century

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