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

• 1567 BCE – Kirant rule started
• 1000 BCE – Swayambhunath shrine built (approximate date).[1]
• 723 CE – Kathmandu founded by Raja Gunakamedeva.[2]
• 1339 – Samasuddhin attacks 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 by Bhimsen Thapa.[3]
• 1846 – Kot massacre.[1]
• 1886 – Residence of royal family relocated from Hanuman Dhoka (Basantapur Palace) to Narayanhity Palace (now a museum).

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.
  • Population: 122,507.[8]
• 1967 – National Museum of Nepal active.
• 1970 – Narayanhity Palace rebuilt.
• 1975
  • 24 February: Coronation of king Birendra.[9]
  • Natural History Museum of Nepal established.
• 1979 – Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site established.[10]
• 1981 – Population: 235,160.[11]
• 1983 – Daily News English-language newspaper begins publication.[5]
• 1992
  • April: Political demonstration; crackdown.[12]
  • Nepal Stock Exchange established.
• 1994 – Center for Nepal Environmental and Educational Development established.[13]

21st century

See also: Nepalese Civil War § Timeline

• 2001
  • 1 June: Nepalese royal massacre.
  • Population: 671,846 city;[14] in 1,081,845 Kathmandu District.[5]
• 2007
  • United Nations Mission in Nepal headquartered in Baneshwor.[15]
  • September: Bombing.[4]
• 2010 – September: 12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress held in Kathmandu.
• 2011 – Population: 1,003,285;[16] 1,744,240 in Kathmandu District.
• 2015 – 25 April: The 7.8 M_w Ghorka earthquake affected the country with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Almost 9,000 people were killed in the region.

See also

• History of Kathmandu

References

1. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Katmandu", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 920, OL 6112221M
2. Balfour 1885.
3. "Nepal's Landmarks, Before and After the Earthquake", New York Times, 25 April 2015
4. BBC News. "Nepal Profile: Timeline". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
5. "Nepal". Far East and Australasia 2003. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2002. p. 923+. ISBN 978-1-85743-133-9.
6. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
7. John S. Bowman, ed. (2000). "Nepal". Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Columbia University Press. p. 393+. ISBN 978-0-231-50004-3.
8. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
9. 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.
10. "Kathmandu Valley-Unesco World Heritage site". World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
11. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
12. John Whelpton (2005). "Key Events". A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
13. "Garden Search: Nepal". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
14. "Introduction". Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
15. "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
16. "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Edward Balfour (1885), "Khatmandu", Cyclopaedia of India (3rd ed.), London: B. Quaritch – via HathiTrust
• 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 (ed.). Urban Navigations: Politics, Space and the City in South Asia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19742-0.

External links

• 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