Timeline of Kathmandu
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1567 BCE - Kirant rule started
- 1000 BCE - Swayambhunath shrine built (approximate date).[1]
- 723 CE - Kathmandu founded by Raja Gunakamedeva.[2]
- 1339 - Samasuddhin attaks Nepal and loots lot of jewels
- 1480 - Kathmandu becomes independent.[1]
- 1596 - Temple of Kathmandu built.[1]
- 1690 - Maju Deval built.[3]
- 1768 - Battle of Kathmandu; city taken by Gurkha forces of Prithvi Narayan Shah.[4]
- 1832 - Dharahara Tower built.[3]
- 1846 - Kot massacre.[1]
- 1886 - Residence of royal family relocated from Hanuman Dhoka to Narayanhity Palace.
20th century
- 1901 - Gorkhapatra newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1920
- Garden of Dreams built for Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
- Population: 108,805 metro.[1]
- 1934 - 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[1]
- 1954 - Nepali Hindi Daily newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1956 - Central Zoo opens.[6]
- 1959 - Tribhuvan University founded in nearby Kirtipur.[7]
- 1961 - Janasewa Cinema burns down on New Road.
- 1967 - National Museum of Nepal active.
- 1970 - Narayanhity Palace rebuilt.
- 1975
- 24 February: Coronation of king Birendra.[8]
- Natural History Museum of Nepal established.
- 1979 - Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site established.[9]
- 1983 - Daily News English-language newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1992
- April: Political demonstration; crackdown.[10]
- Nepal Stock Exchange established.
- 1994 - Center for Nepal Environmental and Educational Development established.[11]
21st century
See also: Nepalese_Civil_War § Timeline
- 2001
- 1 June: Nepalese royal massacre.
- Population: 671,846 city;[12] in 1,081,845 Kathmandu District.[5]
- 2007
- United Nations Mission in Nepal headquartered in Baneshwor.[13]
- September: Bombing.[4]
- 2010 - September: 12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress held in Kathmandu.
- 2011 - Population: 1,003,285;[14] 1,744,240 in Kathmandu District.
- 2015 - 25 April: April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Katmandu", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 920, OL 6112221M
- ↑ Edward Balfour (1885), "Khatmandu", Cyclopaedia of India (3rd ed.), London: B. Quaritch – via Hathi Trust
- 1 2 "Nepal’s Landmarks, Before and After the Earthquake", New York Times, 25 April 2015
- 1 2 BBC News. "Nepal Profile: Timeline". Retrieved April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nepal". Far East and Australasia 2003. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. ISBN 978-1-85743-133-9.
- ↑ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ↑ John S. Bowman, ed. (2000). "Nepal". Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Columbia University Press. p. 393+. ISBN 978-0-231-50004-3.
- ↑ Ian Preston, ed. (2001). "Nepal". Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. Political Chronologies of the World. Europa Publications. p. 201+. ISBN 978-1-135-35680-4.
- ↑ "Kathmandu Valley-Unesco World Heritage site". World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ John Whelpton (2005). "Key Events". A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
- ↑ "Garden Search: Nepal". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ "Introduction". Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office. Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved April 2015.
- ↑ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
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Further reading
- Schellinger and Salkin, ed. (1996). "Kathmandu". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. UK: Routledge. p. 464+. ISBN 9781884964046.
- Urmi Sengupta (2011). "The divided city?: squatters' struggle for urban space in Kathmandu". In Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria and Colin McFarlane. Urban Navigations: Politics, Space and the City in South Asia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19742-0.
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- Map of Kathmandu, 1985
- "(Maps of Kathmandu)". 2015 – via United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
- Europeana. Items related to Kathmandu, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kathmandu, various dates
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