Timeline of Tehran

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

Prior to 20th century

* 1553 – City wall built.
* 1576 - Golestan Palace completed.
* 1660 - Grand Bazaar reported to be open.
* 1723 – Afghans (Pashtuns) occupy the city.
* 1751 – Takht-e Marmar built.
* 1759 – Khalvat Karim Khani built (approximate date).
* 1785 – Town besieged by forces of Agha Mohammad.
* 1786 – Mohammad Khan Qajar moves Iran's capital from Sari to Tehran.
* 1790 – Palace built (later became Qasr Prison).
* 1796 – Population: less than 15,000.
* 1810-25 - Construction of Shah Mosque.
* 1829 – 11 February: Russian embassy attacked; Alexander Griboyedov and others killed.
* 1834 – Ali Mirza Zill-i Sultan in power.
* 1835 – Mohammad Shah Qajar in power.
* 1837 – ''Kaghaz-e Akhbar'' (newspaper) begins publication.
* 1851 – Dar ul-Funun (school) founded.
* 1861 – 1 March: Unrest.
* 1865 – Golestan Palace rebuilt.
* 1867 – Shams-ol-Emareh built.
* 1869
** City expanded by Naser al-Din Shah.
** Population: 155,000.
* 1872 – Jolfa-Tabriz-Tehran telegraph begins operating (approximate date).
* 1873
** City wall rebuilt.
** Museum founded by Naser al-Din Shah.
* 1881 – Baharistan Palace built.
* 1883 – Abyaze Palace built.
* 1888 – Teheran-Abd-al-Azim Railway begins operating.
* 1889 – Imperial Bank of Persia headquartered in Tehran.
* 1896
** 1 May: Assassination of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar; Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in power.
** '' Tarbiyat'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1899 – Tehran School of Political Sciences established.

20th century

1900s–1940s

* 1906
** " Bast of the constitutionalists at the British legation" occurs.
** Baharestan parliament building inaugurated.
* 1907
** 31 August: Assassination of Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan.
** German School established.
* 1908
** becomes mayor.
** Bombardment of Iranian parliament by Russian forces.
* 1909
** 13–15 July: City taken by nationalist forces of Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari.
** 18 July: Ahmad Shah Qajar in power.
* 1910 – Mirza Abbaskhan Mohandes Bashi Hodud becomes mayor.
* 1911 – Population: approximately 280,000.
* 1914 – Ebrahim-Khan Yomn-Olsaltaneh Monaghah becomes mayor.
* 1918
** School of Law established.
** Conservatory of Music founded.
* 1919 – ''Armaḡān'' literary journal begins publication.( fa)
* 1920 – Iran Club (football) founded.
* 1921
** 21 February: Persian Cossack forces occupy city during the 1921 Persian coup d'état.
** Zia'eddin Tabatabaee becomes mayor.
* 1923 – Karim Buzarjomehri becomes mayor.
* 1925 / 1304 SH – 31 March: Solar Hijri calendar legally adopted in Iran.
* 1926 – '' Ettela'at'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1929 – Governmental Technical Institute founded.
* 1931 – University of Tehran Botanical Garden founded.
* 1932 – The Second Eastern Women's Congress takes place in Tehran in Iran.
* 1934
** University of Tehran inaugurated.
** Gholi Hooshmand becomes mayor.
* 1937
** National Library of Iran inaugurated.
** Marble Palace completed.
* 1938
** Trans-Iranian Railway ( Bandar Shah-Tehran-Bandar Shahpur) in operation.
** Ghasem Soor-Esrafil becomes mayor.
* 1939
** Rangsazi Iran was founded
* 1940
** Ali Asghar Foruzan becomes mayor.
** Population: 400,000.
* 1941 – becomes mayor, succeeded by .
* 1942
** Seyed Mehdi Emadolsaltaneh becomes mayor.
** Bread riot.
* 1943
** Tehran Conference held.
** Fazlollah Bahrami becomes mayor, succeeded by .
* 1944 – Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj becomes mayor.
* 1945
** Fada'iyan-e Islam (political group) founded.
** becomes mayor, succeeded by Mehdi Mashayekhi.
* 1947
** Institut français d'iranologie de Téhéran founded.
** Mohammad Khalatbari becomes mayor, succeeded by .
* 1949
** Apadana art gallery opens.
** becomes mayor.

1950s–1960s

* 1950 – Mehdi Namdar becomes mayor.
* 1951
** Arsalan Khalatbari becomes mayor, succeeded by .
** Embassy of the United States, Tehran built.
* 1952 – becomes mayor.
* 1953
** August – Coup d'état.
** Mohsen Nasr becomes mayor.
** City Park created.
* 1954 – becomes mayor, succeeded by .
* 1955
** becomes mayor.
** Alavi Institute established.
** Population: 1,512,032.
** Mahmood Davaloo becomes mayor.
* 1957 – becomes mayor.
* 1958
** Tehran Polytechnic and Tehran Zoo established.
** Tehran Biennial art exhibit begins.
** Mousa Maham becomes mayor.
** Ekbatan Town (Persian: شهرک اکباتان - Shahrak e Ekbātān).
* 1959
** Nasser Zolfaghari becomes mayor.
** World Wrestling Championships held.
* 1960
** Fathollah Forood becomes mayor.
** Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran established.
* 1961
** Mohsen Nasr becomes mayor.
** German Speaking Evangelical Church, Tehran built.
* 1962
** Ahmad Nafisi becomes mayor.
** Tehran War Cemetery built.
* 1963
** Ali Akbar Tavana becomes mayor, succeeded by .
** Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club established.
** Population: 2,317,116 (estimate).
* 1964
** Higher Educational Institute For Girls founded.
** International Regional Cooperation for Development headquartered in Tehran.
* 1965
** becomes mayor.
** Aryamehr Technical University and Hosseiniyeh Ershad (institute) founded.
* 1966
** Rey and Tajrish become part of Tehran.
** Malek National Library and Museum opens.
** Population: 2,719,730.
* 1967 – becomes mayor, succeeded by .
* 1968
** April–May: International Conference on Human Rights held in city.
** Tehran derby (football contest) begins.
** National Botanical Garden of Iran established.
** Niavaran Palace built.
** Javad Shahrestani becomes mayor.
* 1969 – Gholamreza Nikpey becomes mayor.

1970s–1990s

* 1971
** February: International OPEC meeting held in city; "Tehran Agreement" signed.
** Azadi Tower and Azadi Stadium built.
* 1972
** Teatr-e Shahr (theatre) and National Arts Museum inaugurated.
** Evin Prison built.
** Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
* 1973
** Apadana Stadium opens in Ekbatan.
** Population: 4,002,000 (approximate).
* 1974 – September: 7th Asian Games (sport contest) held in city.
* 1976
** 16 September: Alleged UFO sighting.
** Carpet Museum of Iran founded.
* 1977 – Reza Abbasi Museum, Jamshidieh Stone Garden, and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art open.
* 1978
** 8 September: Protesters shot in Zaleh Square.
** Javad Shahrestan becomes mayor again.
* 1979
** 1 February: Ayatollah Khomeini returns.
** 30–31 March: National Iranian Islamic Republic referendum held.
** 4 November: Students seize United States embassy and its occupants; Iran hostage crisis begins.
** Mohammad Tavasoli becomes mayor.
** ''Tehran Times'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1980
** Reza Zavarehi becomes mayor, succeeded by Seyed amal ol-din Neek Ravesh.
** Iranian legislative election, 1980 (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr) held.
** German Embassy School Tehran inaugurated.
* 1981
** 28 June: Hafte Tir bombing.
** Apadana Residential Complex built.
** Gholam-Hossein Deljoo becomes mayor.
* 1982
** becomes mayor.
** Population: 5,734,000 (estimate).
* 1983
** Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia and Institut Français de Recherche en Iran established.
** Hossein Bonakdar becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad-Nabi Habibi.
** Musala of Tehran built.
* 1985 – ''Abrar'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1986 – Concept of "Greater Tehran" in use.
* 1987 – Morteza Tabatabaei becomes mayor.
* 1988
** Tehran International Book Fair begins.
** Gholamhossein Karbaschi becomes mayor.
* 1989
** 11 June: Funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini.
** Mausoleum of Khomeini built.
** Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival begins.
* 1991 – Bahman Cultural Center opens.
* 1992
** February: International Economic Cooperation Organisation summit held in Tehran.
** '' Hamshahri'' newspaper begins publication.
** Trolleybus begins operating.
** Iranian Crown Jewels on display at the Central Bank.
* 1996 – Population: 6,758,845.
* 1997 – November: 1st West Asian Games (sport contest) held in city.
* 1999
** February: Local election held
** July: Student protest.
** Tehran Metro begins operating.
** City Council of Tehran begins.
** Morteza Alviri becomes mayor.

21st century

2000s

* 2002
** Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani elected mayor, succeeded by acting mayor Mohmmad-Hossein Moghimi.
** Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium and Shahid Derakhshan Stadium built.
** Film Museum of Iran in Bagh-e Ferdows and Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History open.
* 2003
** February: Local election held.
** June: Protest against clerics.
** '' Al Alam'' television begins broadcasting.
** Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes mayor.
* 2004
** February: Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in city.
** Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport opens.
* 2005
** 6 December: Iranian Air Force C-130 crash occurs.
** Tehran International Tower and Bank Markazi Tower built.
** Ali Saeedlou becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
* 2006
** Population: 7.5 million (approximate).
** ' magazine headquartered in Tehran.
* 2007
** Milad Tower built.
** Tehran Peace Museum opens.
** International Festival of Peace Poetry begins.
* 2008
** Tehran Bus Rapid Transit begins operating.
** Safir Office Machines Museum and Mellat Cinema Complex open.
* 2009 – Election protests.

2010s

* 2010
** January: Assassination of scientist Masoud Alimohammadi in Gheytarieh.
** April: International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation held in city.
** May: International 14th G-15 summit held in city.
** Election protests.
** Disappeared statues.
* 2011
** Protests.
** November: British Embassy attacked.
** Population: 8,154,051.
* 2012 – August: International 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city.
* 2013 – Local election.
* 2014
** June: Sandstorm.
** City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 1.
** 2020s
** 2022
** Mahsa Amini protests

See also

* Tehran history
* List of mayors of Tehran
* List of members of City Council of Tehran
* List of religious centers in Tehran
* List of museums in Tehran
* Timeline of the Iranian Revolution
* Timelines of other cities in Iran: Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd

References

''This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, and German Wikipedia.''

Bibliography

in English

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* Mansoureh Ettehadieh Nezam-Mafi. "Patterns in Urban Development: the Growth of Tehran (1852–1903)", in Edmund Bosworth and Carole Hillenbrand, eds., ''Qajar Iran: Political, Social and Cultural Change 1800–1925'' (Costa Mesa: Mazda, 1992), pp. 199–212.
* Ali Madanipour. Tehran: The Making of a Metropolis (New York: John Wiley, 1998).
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in other languages

* Xavier de Planhol. "De la ville islamique à la métropole iranienne: quelques aspects du développement contemporain de Téhéran," dans Recherches sur la géographie humaine de l'Iran septentrional (in French) (Paris: 1964).
* Paul Vieille and K. Moheni, "Ecologie culturelle d'une ville islamique: Téhéran," Revue Géographique de l'Est 9:3–4 (1969): 315–359. (in French)
* Paul Vieille. Marché des terrains et société urbaine. Recherche sur la ville de Tehran (in French) (Paris: Anthropos, 1970).
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