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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- 127 CE - Purushapura becomes eastern capital of Buddhist kingdom Gandhara (approximate date).
- 978 CE - Sabaktagin defeats Jayapala.[1]
- 1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar; Mahmud of Ghazni in power.
- 1006 - Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Anandapala.[2][3]
- 1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power.[2]
- 1630 - Mohabbat Khan Mosque built.
- 1758 - 8 May: Battle of Peshawar; Marathas in power.
- 1809 - Mountstuart Elphinstone arrives as ambassador to Shah Shujah.[3]
- 1810 - Wazir Bagh (garden) laid out.[citation needed]
- 1825 - Sikh Ranjit Singh in power.[4]
- 1834
- Hari Singh Nalwa in power.
- Bala Hissar (fort) rebuilt.[5]
- 1838 - Italian Paolo Avitabile in power.[6][3]
- 1849
- British in power.[7][3]
- Gorak Nath Temple built.[8]
- 1850s - Grand Trunk Road Lahore-Peshawar extension constructed (approximate date).[9]
- 1851 - Peshawar cemetery established.[10]
- 1860 - Flood.[11]
- 1867 - Municipality constituted.[12]
- 1868
- British Peshawar Cantonment laid out near city.
- Population: 56,589 (city); 58,555 (municipality).[11]
- 1881 - Population: 79,982.[13]
- 1882 - Sethi Mohallah residence built.[14]
- 1883 - All Saints Church opens in cantonment.[5]
- 1891 - Population: 54,191.[12]
- 1900
- Cunningham clock tower built.[10]
- Edwardes College established.[10]
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- 1901
- City becomes capital of the North-West Frontier Province.[12]
- Population: 95,147.[3]
- 1906 - Victoria Hall built.
- 1907 - Peshawar Museum founded.
- 1909 - Ancient Buddhist Kanishka casket discovered by archaeologists in Shah-ji-Dheri near city.
- 1913 - Islamia College established.[15]
- 1922 - Kapoor Haveli (residence) built.
- 1925 - Khaiber railway built.[16]
- 1930
- 23 April: Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre.
- Novelty cinema opens.[17]
- 1932 - Khyber Mail newspaper begins publication.[18]
- 1934 - Landsdowne cinema opens.[17]
- 1936 - Radio station begins broadcasting.[19]
- 1939 - Al Falah newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1941
Independence: since 1947
- 1947 - City becomes part of the Dominion of Pakistan.
- 1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province.[2]
- 1949 - Frontier Corps military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort).[10]
- 1950
- University of Peshawar established.
- Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication.[20]
- 1951 - Population: 151,776.[21]
- 1954 - Khyber Medical College established.
- 1955
- City becomes part of West Pakistan.[2]
- The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication.[20]
- Abasin Arts Society established.
- 1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- 1958 - Amal newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1964 - Peshawar Press Club founded.
- 1965 - Bacha Khan International Airport in operation.
- 1972 - Population: 268,366.[22]
- 1975
- Qayyum Stadium opens.
- Hayatabad suburb established.[23]
- 1976 - Wahdat Pashto-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1977 - Shahādat newspaper begins publication.[18]
- 1980 - May: Explosion at Jamiat Islami Afghanistan headquarters.[24]
- 1981
- 1982
- Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in operation.[23]
- Afghan Islamic Press news agency established.
- 1984 - Mujāhid Wulas newspaper begins publication.[18]
- 1985
- Karkhano Market and Nishtar Hall[25] established.
- The Frontier Post (English-language) newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1987 - Frontier Times in publication (approximate date).[18]
- 1994 - Bus hijacking.
- 1995 - Bombing.
- 1996 - Qalb-e-Asia Cultural Centre established.[23]
- 1998 - Population: 982,816.[26]
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- 2004 - Peshawar Panthers cricket team formed.
- 2007 - 15 May: suicide Hotel bombing.
- 2008 - 6 September and 5 December: Bombings.[27]
- 2009
- 5 March: Bombing at Rahman Baba shrine.[28]
- 9 June: Pearl Continental hotel bombing.
- 9 October: Bombing in Khyber Bazaar.
- 28 October: Bombing in Mina Bazar.
- 19 November: Judicial complex bombing.
- 2010
- 5 April: attack on the United States consulate.
- 19 April: Bombing in Qissa Khwani Bazaar.[29]
- July - August: Flood.
- Air pollution in Peshawar reaches annual mean of 111 PM2.5 and 540 PM10, much higher than recommended.[30]
- 2011
- PIA Planetarium inaugurated.
- Saeed Book Bank closes.[31]
- 9 March: Suicide bombing.
- 10 May: Car bombing kills a journalist.
- 12 June: Double bombing in Khyber market area.
- 2012 - 15 December: Bacha Khan International Airport attack.
- 2013
- 21 June: Suicide bombing at Shia mosque in Gulshan Colony.
- 22 September: Double suicide bombing at a church.
- 29 September: Bombing at Qissa Khwani Bazaar.
- 2014
- 2 and 11 February: Cinema bombings.
- 16 December: School massacre.
- 2015 - 13 February: Mosque attack.
- 2016 - 16 March: Bus bombing.
- 2017
- Population: 1,970,042.[32]
- 15 February: Hayatabad bombing.
- 8 May: Bombings.
- Dengue outbreak.
- 24 November: Police vehicle attack.
- 1 December: Agricultural Directorate attack.
- 2018 - 10 July : Bombing.
- 2020 - 27 October: School boombing.
- 2022 - 4 March: Mosque attack.
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- History of Peshawar
- Timelines of other cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore
- Urbanisation in Pakistan
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