Timeline of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's life

• 1817 Birth at Dehli, October 17.
• 1828 Death of Khwaja Fariduddin, maternal grandfather.
• 1837 Sayyid-ul-Akhbar started by Sayyid Muhammad Khan.
• 1838 Death of his father, Sayyid Muhammad Muttaqi.
• 1839 Appointed Naib Munshi at Agra.
• 1841 Appointed Munsif at Mainpuri, December 24.
• 1842 Transferred from Mainpuri to Fatehpur Sikri, January 10.
• 1842 Received the title of Jawad-ud-Daula Arif Jung from the Mughal court.
• 1842 Completed Jila-ul-Qulub bi Zikr il Mahbub.
• 1844 Completed Tuhfa-i-Hasan and Tashil fi jar-i-Saqil.
• 1845 Death of Sayyid Muhammad Khan, his brother.
• 1847 First edition of Asar-us-Sanadid appeared.
• 1849 Completed Kalamat-ul-Haqq.
• 1850 Completed Risala Sunnat dar radi bid'at.
• 1852 Completed Namiqa dar bayan masala tasawwur-i-Shaikh and Silsilat ul-Mulk.
• 1854 Second edition of Asar-us-Sanadid.
• 1855 Appointed permanent Sadr Amin at Bijnor, January 13.
• 1855 Edited A'in-i-Akbari.
• 1857 Revolt breaks out, May 10.
• 1857 Death of his mother at Meerut.
• 1858 Appointed Sadr us Sadur, Moradabad.
• 1858 Published Tarikh Sarkashi-i-Zilla Bijnor.
• 1859 Nominated member of special commission for hearing appeals about confiscated property.
• 1859 Published Causes of the Indian Revolt.
• 1859 Established a madrasa at Moradabad.
• 1860 Published Loyal Muhammadans of India.
• 1860 Famine in N.W.Provinces and relief work by Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
• 1861 French translation of Asar-us-Sanadid by Garcin de Tassy.
• 1861 Death of his wife.
• 1862 Transferred to Ghazipur, May 12.
• 1862 Edited Tarikh-i-Feroz Shahi.
• 1863 Published a pamphlet on education.
• 1864 Laid the foundation of a madrasa at Ghazipur.
• 1864 Transferred to Aligarh.
• 1864 Elected Honorary Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain, July 4.
• 1865 Sends a memorandum to the Government about the intention of the Scientific Society to publish books on agriculture, December 30.
• 1866 Aligarh Institute Gazette started.
• 1867 Sends a memorandum to the Viceroy for establishment of a vernacular university, August 1.
• 1867 Transferred to Benares, August 15.
• 1867 Started homeopathic dispensary and hospital at Benares, September 25.
• 1869 Leaves Benares for England, April 1.
• 1869 Receives the insignia of C.S.I, August 6.
• 1870 Left London for India, September 4.
• 1870 Reached Bombay, October 2.
• 1870 Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq started, December 24.
• 1870 Established the Committee for the Better Diffusion and Advancement of Learning among Muhammadans of India, December 26 .
• 1873 Scheme for establishing a college presented.
• 1875 Inauguration of the college, May 24.
• 1875 Regular teaching starts at M.A.O. College, June 1.
• 1876 Retired from service.
• 1876 Starts writing commentary on the Quran.
• 1877 Lord Lytton's visit to Aligarh, January 8 .
• 1878 Nominated member of the Viceroy's Legislative Council.
• 1882 Appears before the Education Commission.
• 1883 Founded Muhammadan Civil Service Fund Association.
• 1883 Established Muhammadan Association, Aligarh.
• 1886 Established Muhammadan Educational Conference.
• 1887 Nominated member of the Civil Service Commission by Lord Dufferin.
• 1888 Established Patriotic Association at Aligarh. 1888 Received K.C.S.I.
• 1889 Received the degree of LL.D. honoris causa from Edinburgh. Circulates the Trustee Bill.
• 1898 Death at Aligarh, March 27.

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Biographical pages

• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898). Story of Pakistan.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Pioneers of Freedom.
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Cyber AMU.

Articles

• Sir Syed & Aligarh by Professor Ziauddin Ahmed. AMU Post.
• Sir Syed: Reformer Par Excellence by Sheikh Ali. Islamic Voice.
• Aligarh Movement by R. Upadhyay. South Asia Analysis Group.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan-Man with a Great Vision. Islamic Research Foundation.

Misc

• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (pics). Webshots.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's Descendants. The Wisdom Fund.

Categories: Aligarh Muslim University | History of Pakistan