The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Prior to 19th century
127 CE - Purushapura becomes eastern capital of Buddhist kingdom Gandhara (approximate date). 978 CE - Sabaktagin defeats Jayapala. 1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar; Mahmud of Ghazni in power. 1006 - Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Anandapala. 1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power. 1630 - Mohabbat Khan Mosque built. 1758 - 8 May: Battle of Peshawar; Marathas in power.
19th century 1809 - Mountstuart Elphinstone arrives as ambassador to Shah Shujah. 1810 - Wazir Bagh (garden) laid out. 1825 - Sikh Ranjit Singh in power. 1834 Hari Singh Nalwa in power. Bala Hissar (fort) rebuilt. 1838 - Italian Paolo Avitabile in power. 1849 British in power. Gorak Nath Temple built. 1850s - Grand Trunk Road Lahore-Peshawar extension constructed (approximate date). 1851 - Peshawar cemetery established. 1860 - Flood. 1867 - Municipality constituted. 1868 British Peshawar Cantonment laid out near city. Population: 56,589 (city); 58,555 (municipality). 1881 - Population: 79,982. 1882 - Sethi Mohallah residence built. 1883 - All Saints Church opens in cantonment. 1891 - Population: 54,191. 1900 Cunningham clock tower built. Edwardes College established.
20th century 1901 City becomes capital of the North-West Frontier Province. Population: 95,147. 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. 1922 - Kapoor Haveli (residence) built. 1925 - Khaiber railway built. 1930 23 April: Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre. Novelty cinema opens. 1932 - Khyber Mail newspaper begins publication. 1934 - Landsdowne cinema opens. 1936 - Radio station begins broadcasting. 1939 - Al Falah newspaper begins publication. 1941 Al-Jamiat-e-Sarhad newspaper begins publication. Population: 130,967.
Independence: since 1947 1947 - City becomes part of the Dominion of Pakistan. 1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province. 1949 - Frontier Corps military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort). 1950 University of Peshawar established. Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication. 1951 - Population: 151,776. 1954 - Khyber Medical College established. 1955 City becomes part of West Pakistan. The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication. Abasin Arts Society established. 1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1958 - Amal newspaper begins publication. 1964 - Peshawar Press Club founded. 1965 - Bacha Khan International Airport in operation. 1972 - Population: 268,366. 1975 Qayyum Stadium opens. Hayatabad suburb established. 1976 - Wahdat Pashto-language newspaper begins publication. 1977 - Shahādat newspaper begins publication. 1980 - May: Explosion at Jamiat Islami Afghanistan headquarters. 1981 Population: 555,000. Kacha Garhi refugee camp established near city. 1982 Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in operation. Afghan Islamic Press news agency established. 1984 - Mujāhid Wulas newspaper begins publication. 1985 Karkhano Market and Nishtar Hall established. The Frontier Post (English-language) newspaper begins publication. 1987 - Frontier Times in publication (approximate date). 1994 - Bus hijacking. 1995 - Bombing. 1996 - Qalb-e-Asia Cultural Centre established. 1998 - Population: 982,816.
21st century 2004 - Peshawar Panthers cricket team formed. 2007 - 15 May: suicide Hotel bombing. 2008 - 6 September and 5 December: Bombings. 2009 5 March: Bombing at Rahman Baba shrine. 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. July - August: Flood. Air pollution in Peshawar reaches annual mean of 111 PM2.5 and 540 PM10, much higher than recommended. 2011 PIA Planetarium inaugurated. Saeed Book Bank closes. 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. 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 bombing. 2022 - 4 March: Mosque attack.
See also History of Peshawar Timelines of other cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore Urbanisation in Pakistan
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