The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lahore, Pakistan.

Prior to 11th century

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Medieval Caliphate, c. 643 – 860 CE Rashidun Caliphate, c. 643 – 661 CE Umayyad Caliphate, c. 670 – 860 CE Pala Empire, c. 770 – 850 CE Habbari dynasty, c. 841 – 1024 CE Hindu Shahi, c. 870 – 1010 CE Samanid Empire, c. 905 – 999 CE Ghaznavids, c. 999 – 1186 CE Soomra dynasty, c. 1024 – 1351 CE Ghurid dynasty, c. 1170 – 1215 CE Delhi Sultanate, c. 1206 – c. 1526 CE Mamluk dynasty, c. 1206 – c. 1290 CE Khalji dynasty, c. 1290 – c. 1320 CE Tugluq dynasty, c. 1320 – c. 1413 CE Sayyid dynasty, c. 1414 – c. 1451 CE Lodhi dynasty, c. 1451 – c. 1526 CE Mongol Empire, c. 1221 – c. 1327 CE Chagatai Khanate, c. 1225 – c. 1485 CE Ilkhanate, c. 1256 – c. 1353 CE Raees dynasty, c. 1320 – 1620 CE Katoor dynasty, c. 1570 – c. 1947 CE Samma dynasty, c. 1351 – c. 1524 CE Arghun dynasty, c. 1520 – c. 1554 CE Mughal Empire, c. 1526 – c. 1707 CE Bombay Presidency, c. 1618 – c. 1947 CE Suri dynasty, c. 1540 – c. 1556 CE Tarkhan dynasty, c. 1554 – 1591 CE
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• 664/682 CE – City besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.^[1][2]

11th–15th centuries

• 1022 CE – Mahmud of Ghazni ousts Hindu rulers; Malik Ayaz in power.^[1]
• 1157 – City becomes Muslim Ghaznavid capital.^[3]
• 1241 – City sacked by Mongols.^[4]
• 1267 – Lahore Fort rebuilt.

16th–17th centuries

• 1524 – Mughal Babur in power.^[1]
• 1530 – Mir Yunis Ali becomes governor.^[5]
• 1560 – Masjid Niwin (mosque) built.^[6]
• 1566 - Lahore Fort built.^[6]
• 1584 – Mughal Akbar relocates capital to Lahore.^[1]
• 1622 – Court of Mughal Jehangir established.^[3]
• 1627
  • Khwabgah palace built.^[6]
  • Tomb of Jahangir built in Shahdara Bagh near city.
• 1632 – Shish Mahal (palace) built at Lahore Fort.^[7]
• 1634 – Wazir Khan Mosque built.^[6]
• 1635 – Moti Masjid (mosque) built at Lahore Fort.
• 1637
  • Shalimar Gardens laid out near city.^[6]

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• 1649 – Dai Anga Mosque built.
• 1673 – Badshahi Mosque built.^[6]

18th century

• 1739 – City captured by Persian forces under the command of Nader Shah.
• 1748 – Ahmed Shah Durrani in power.^[8]
• 1753 – Sunehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area.^[9]
• 1758 – Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunath Rao.
• 1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore.^[10]
• 1767 – City under of Sikh rule.^[11]
• 1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs (1776-1780)

• 1798 – Ranjit Singh in power.^[8]
• 1799 – Sikh capital relocated from Lahore to Amritsar.^[12]

19th century

• 1813–1818 – Hazuri Bagh Baradari built.
• 1846 – British Council of Regency of the Punjab established.^[12]
• 1849
  • 3 January: British East India Company in power.^[13]
  • Lahore Chronicle newspaper begins publication.^[14]
• 1850s – Grand Trunk Road Peshawar-Lahore extension constructed (approximate date).^[15]
• 1858 November 1 – British Crown in power.^[1]
• 1859 – Masonic Temple built in Anarkali.
• 1860
  • Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.^[16]
  • Lahore Junction railway station built.
• 1861 – Lahore Canal built (approximate date).
• 1864 – Government College and Rang Mahal School founded.
• 1868 – Population: 125,413.^[12]
• 1872
  • Lahore Zoo founded.^[6]
  • Civil and Military Gazette begins publication.
• 1875 – Mayo School of Industrial Art established.
• 1880 – Faletti's Hotel in business.
• 1881
  • Tribune newspaper begins publication.^[14]
  • Population: 149,369.^[17]
• 1882 – Punjab University^[18] and Lahore Bar Association founded.
• 1883 – Central Model School established.^[16]
• 1884 – Punjab Public Library established.^[19]
• 1885 – Punjab Civil Secretariat Library founded.^[19]
• 1886
  • Aitchison College founded.^[13]
  • Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Punjabi-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1887
  • General Post Office, Lahore built.
  • Anglican Cathedral Church of the Resurrection consecrated.^[6]
• 1889
  • Lahore High Court building constructed.
  • Railway Technical School established.^[16]
• 1890 – New town hall built.
• 1892 – Punjab Textbook Board Library established.^[19]
• 1894 – Lahore Museum opens.^[20][21]
• 1898 – April: Punjab Assembly passes first law.^[22]

20th century

• 1901 – Population: 202,964.^[6]
• 1904 - Sacred Heart Cathedral completed.
• 1908 – Dyal Singh Trust Library established.
• 1909 – Punjab Chiefs' Association headquartered in city.^[23]
• 1915 – Lahore Conspiracy Case trial held.
• 1921
  • Model Town suburb established.
  • Mughalpura Technical College founded.
• 1924 – Punjab Archival Museum and record office established.^[24]
• 1928 – Armoury Museum established in Lahore Fort.^[25]
• 1935 – Punjab Assembly Chamber built.^[26]
• 1940
  • March: City hosts Lahore Resolution proceedings of the All-India Muslim League.
  • Nawa-i-Waqt Urdu-language newspaper begins publication.^[27]
• 1941
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan political party headquartered in city.^[27]
  • Population: 671,659.^[11]

Independence

• 1947
  • Riots.^[28]
  • 15 August: City becomes part of West Punjab province of Pakistan.
• 1948 - Chatan newspaper begins publication.^[27]
• 1951
  • Institute of Islamic Culture established.^[20]
  • Population: 849,476.^[29]
• 1952 – Lahore newspaper begins publication.^[27]
• 1953 – 6 March: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis.^{[citation needed]}
• 1955 – City becomes capital of West Pakistan.^[11]
• 1959 – Gaddafi Stadium built.
• 1964 – 26 November: Pakistan Television Lahore Station inaugurated.^{[citation needed]}
• 1965 – Indo-Pakistani War.
• 1968 – Minar-e-Pakistan constructed in Iqbal Park.
• 1970
  • Lahore Stock Exchange founded.
  • Pakistan Monitor newspaper begins publication.^[14]
• 1972 – Population: 2,165,372.^[30]
• 1974 – City hosts Islamic Summit Conference. Recognized former East Pakistan as Bangladesh. ^{[citation needed]}
• 1975 – Lahore Development Authority established.
• 1976 – Samjhota Express Amritsar-Lahore train begins operating.^{[citation needed]}
• 1977 – Allama Iqbal Museum inaugurated.^[25][31]
• 1981
  • Minhaj-ul-Quran International (Islamic organization) founded.^[32]
  • Population: 2,952,689.^[33]
  • Lahore Zoo Safari established.
• 1983 – Ajoka (theatre group) formed.^[34]
• 1984 – Lahore University of Management Sciences and Lahore Conservation Society^[35] established.
• 1985 – Punjab Lok Rehas (theatre group) formed.^[34]
• 1986 – The Nation newspaper begins publication.^[27]
• 1989 – The Friday Times begins publication.
• 1990
  • Lahore Drama School^[34] and Institute of Leadership and Management founded.
  • Daily Pakistan newspaper begins publication.^[27]
  • February: 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup held.
• 1991 – Pearl Mosque built.^[9]
• 1992 – Alhamra Arts Council building constructed.
• 1993 – Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery established at the National College of Arts Lahore.^[36]
• 1996 – Lahore Post begins publication.
• 1997 – Lahore-Islamabad Motorway completed.
• 1998 – Population: 5,143,495.^[37]
• 1999
  • 21 February: City hosts signing of the India-Pakistan Lahore Declaration regarding nuclear armaments.
  • University of Lahore established.

21st century

• 2001 – Lahore City District divided into nine towns: Aziz Bhatti Town, Data Gunj Bakhsh Town, Gulberg Town, Iqbal Town, Lahore Cantonment, Ravi Town, Samanabad Town, Shalimar Town, Wagah Town.
• 2002 – Daily Times begins publication.
• 2003
  • Allama Iqbal International Airport inaugurated.
  • 11 July: Delhi-Lahore bus service resumes after suspension of 18 months.^{[citation needed]}
• 2006 – Pakistan Fashion Design Council headquartered in city.^[38]
• 2007
  • March: Lawyers' Movement begins.^[39]
  • DHA Cinema opens.^[40]
  • Expo Centre Lahore built in Johar Town.
• 2009 – Software Technology Park and Alamgir Tower Lahore built.
• 2010
  • February: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week begins.^[38]
  • 28 May: Attacks on Ahmadi mosques.
  • 1 July: Bombings at Data Durbar Shrine.
  • 1 September: Bombings.
  • Vogue Towers opens.
  • Air pollution in Lahore reaches annual mean of 68 PM2.5 and 198 PM10, much higher than recommended.^[41]
• 2011 – The Lahore Times begins publication.
• 2012 – 11 September: Garment factory fire.
• 2013
  • February: Metrobus (Lahore) begins operating.^[42]
  • February: Lahore Literary Festival inaugurated.^[43]
  • March: Anti-Christian riot.^[44]
  • 6 July: Bombing in Old Anarkali district.
• 2014 - Grand Jamia Mosque inaugurated.
• 2017 - Population: 11,126,285.^[45]
• 2018 - Pakistan's Supreme Court quashed the conviction (under Blasphemy Law) and ordered the release of 47-year-old Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman from a village in Punjab province who had been on death row for eight years.^[46]
• 2019
  • 11 December: Attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore.
• 2020
  • 11 December: The statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (placed in Lahore Fort) was vandalized by an extremist who broke the left arm of statue. The man was immediately caught by a security guard and was later on arrested by Lahore Police.^[47]
  • 13 December: Pakistan Democratic Movement (a collation of 11 opposition parties) organized a power show at Minar-e-Pakistan (Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore) against the ruling government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.^[48]