Timeline of Tehran

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

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Prehistoric period BCE / BC Baradostian culture c. 36,000–18,000 Zarzian culture c. 20,000–10,000 Shulaveri–Shomu culture c. 6000–5000 Zayandeh River Culture c. 6th millennium Dalma culture c. 5th millennium
Ancient period Kura–Araxes culture 3400–2000 Helmand culture/Jiroft culture c. 3300–2200 Proto-Elamite 3200–2700 Lullubi Kingdom/Zamua c. 3100-675 Elam 2700–539 Marhaši c. 2550-2020 Oxus Civilization c. 2400–1700 Akkadian Empire 2400–2150 Kassites c. 1500–1155 Avestan period c. 1500–500 Neo-Assyrian Empire 911–609 Urartu 860–590 Mannaea 850–616 Zikirti 750-521 Saparda 720-670
Imperial period Median Empire 678–550 BC Scythian Kingdom 652–625 BC Anshanite Kingdom 635 BC–550 BC Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 BC–539 BC Sogdia c. 6th century BC–11th century AD Achaemenid Empire 550 BC–330 BC Kingdom of Armenia 331 BC–428 AD Atropatene c. 323 BC–226 AD Kingdom of Cappadocia 320s BC–17 AD Seleucid Empire 312 BC–63 BC Kingdom of Pontus 281 BC–62 BC Fratarakas 3rd-century BC–132 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Elymais 147 BC–224 AD Characene 141 BC–222 AD Kings of Persis 132 BC–224 AD Indo-Parthian Kingdom 19 AD–224/5 Paratarajas 125–300 Sasanian Empire 224–651 Zarmihrids 6th century–785 Qarinvandids 550s–11th century
Medieval period CE / AD Rashidun Caliphate 632-661 Umayyad Caliphate 661–750 Abbasid Caliphate 750–1258 Dabuyids 642–760 Bavandids 651–1349 Masmughans of Damavand 651–760 Baduspanids 665–1598 Justanids 791 – 11th century Alid dynasties 864 – 14th century Tahirid dynasty 821–873 Samanid Empire 819–999 Saffarid dynasty 861–1003 Ghurid dynasty pre-879 – 1215 Sajid dynasty 889–929 Sallarid dynasty 919–1062 Ziyarid dynasty 930–1090 Ilyasids 932–968 Buyid dynasty 934–1062 Rawadid dynasty 955–1070 Hasanwayhids 959–1095 Ghaznavid dynasty 977–1186 Annazids 990/1–1117 Kakuyids 1008–1141 Nasrid dynasty 1029–1236 Shabankara 1030–1355 Seljuk Empire 1037–1194 Khwarazmian dynasty 1077–1231 Eldiguzids 1135–1225 Atabegs of Yazd 1141–1319 Salghurids 1148–1282 Hazaraspids 1155–1424 Pishkinid dynasty 1155–1231 Khorshidi dynasty 1184-1597 Qutlugh-Khanids 1223-1306 Mihrabanids 1236–1537 Kurt dynasty 1244–1396 Ilkhanate Empire 1256–1335 Chobanid dynasty 1335–1357 Muzaffarid dynasty 1335–1393 Jalayirid Sultanate 1337–1376 Sarbadars 1337–1376 Injuids 1335–1357 Afrasiyab dynasty 1349–1504 Mar'ashis 1359–1596 Timurid Empire 1370–1507 Kar-Kiya dynasty 1370s–1592 Qara Qoyunlu 1406–1468 Aq Qoyunlu 1468–1508
Early modern period Safavid Iran 1501–1736 (Hotak dynasty) 1722–1729 Afsharid Iran 1736–1796 Zand dynasty 1751–1794
Modern period Qajar Iran 1789–1925 Pahlavi Iran 1925–1979
Contemporary period Iranian Revolution 1979 Interim Government 1979 Islamic Republic 1979–present
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• 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.

• 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
  • Khalil-Khan Saghfi Alam-Edoleh [fa] 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.
• 1915 _ The Battle of Robat Karim was fought by the Iranian people, near Tehran, during the First World War and Persian campaign under the command of Heydar Latifiyan against the occupation of Iran by Russian forces.
• 1918
  • School of Law established.
  • Conservatory of Music founded.
• 1919 – Armaḡān literary journal begins publication.^(fa)[1]
• 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 – Mostafa Gholi Ram [fa] becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad Sajjadi [fa].
• 1942
  • Seyed Mehdi Emadolsaltaneh becomes mayor.
  • Bread riot.
• 1943
  • Tehran Conference held.
  • Fazlollah Bahrami becomes mayor, succeeded by Abbasgholi Golshaeeyan [fa].
• 1944 – Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj becomes mayor.
• 1945
  • Fada'iyan-e Islam (political group) founded.
  • Mahmood Nariman [fa] becomes mayor, succeeded by Mehdi Mashayekhi.
• 1947
  • Institut français d'iranologie de Téhéran founded.
  • Mohammad Khalatbari becomes mayor, succeeded by Hesamedin Dolatabadi [fa].
• 1949
  • Apadana art gallery opens.
  • Mohammad Mehran [fa] becomes mayor.

• 1950 – Mehdi Namdar becomes mayor.
• 1951
  • Arsalan Khalatbari becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad Mehran [fa].
  • Embassy of the United States, Tehran built.
• 1952 – Nostratollah Amini [fa] becomes mayor.
• 1953
  • August – Coup d'état.
  • Mohsen Nasr becomes mayor.
  • City Park created.
• 1954 – Mohammad-Ali Saffari [fa] becomes mayor, succeeded by Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj [fa].
• 1955
  • Nosratollah Montasser [fa] becomes mayor.
  • Alavi Institute founded.
• 1956
  • Allameh Tabatabai University established.
  • Population: 1,512,032.
  • Mahmood Davaloo becomes mayor.
• 1957 – Mousa Maham [fa] 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).^{[clarification needed]}
• 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 Ziaedin Shadman [fa].
  • 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
  • Mohandes Taghi Sarlak [fa] 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 – Mohammad-Ali Saffari [fa] becomes mayor, succeeded by Manouchehr Pirooz [fa].
• 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.

• 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
  • Mohammad Kazem Seyfian [fa] 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.

• 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).
  • Iran Dokht [fa] 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.

• 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.

• 2021
  • Alireza Zakani becomes the mayor of Tehran.
• 2022
  • Mahsa Amini protests
• 2024
  • Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh assassination.

• Tehran history
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• List of religious centers in Tehran
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• Timeline of the Iranian Revolution
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This article incorporates information from the Persian Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, and German Wikipedia.

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