714 BCE. – Mentioned in Assyrian King Sargon II's epigraph
2nd to 7th C. BCE The earliest elements of the present Tabriz are claimed to be built either at the time of the early Sassanids in the 3rd or 4th century AD, or later in the 7th century.[1] The Middle Persian name of the city was T'awrēš.
1977 – 12 December: students' protest in University of Tabriz in anniversary of establishment of provincial government of Azerbaijan, was brutally attacked by the military units.[30]
1978
February: As part of Iranian refinery complexes Tabriz oil refinery is established.[31]
18 February: The protest against shah became violent after one of the protesters shot dead. This incidence intensified the rise up of people through the country for revolution of 1979.[30]
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