Timeline of Kathmandu explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Prior to 20th century

• 1567 BCE – Kirant rule started
• 1000 BCE – Swayambhunath shrine built (approximate date).
• 723 CE – Kathmandu founded by Raja Gunakamedeva.
• 1339 – Samasuddhin attacks Nepal and loots lot of jewels
• 1480 – Kathmandu becomes independent.
• 1596 – Temple of Kathmandu built.
• 1690 – Maju Deval built.
• 1768 – Battle of Kathmandu; city taken by Gurkha forces of Prithvi Narayan Shah.
• 1832 – Dharahara Tower built by Bhimsen Thapa.
• 1846 – Kot massacre.
• 1886 – Residence of royal family relocated from Hanuman Dhoka (Basantapur Palace) to Narayanhity Palace (now a museum).

20th century

• 1901 – Gorkhapatra newspaper begins publication.
• 1920
  • Garden of Dreams built for Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  • Population: 108,805 metro.
• 1934 – 1934 Nepal–India earthquake.
• 1954 – Nepali Hindi Daily newspaper begins publication.
• 1956 – Central Zoo opens.^[1]
• 1959 – Tribhuvan University founded in nearby Kirtipur.^[2]
• 1961
  • Janasewa Cinema burns down on New Road.
  • Population: 122,507.^[3]
• 1967 – National Museum of Nepal active.
• 1970 – Narayanhity Palace rebuilt.

• 1975
  • 24 February: Coronation of king Birendra.^[4]
  • Natural History Museum of Nepal established.
• 1979 – Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site established.^[5]
• 1981 – Population: 235,160.^[6]
• 1983 – Daily News English-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1992
  • April: Political demonstration; crackdown.^[7]
  • Nepal Stock Exchange established.
• 1994 – Center for Nepal Environmental and Educational Development established.^[8]

21st century

• 2001
  • 1 June: Nepalese royal massacre.
  • Population: 671,846 city;^[9] in 1,081,845 Kathmandu District.^[10]
• 2007
  • United Nations Mission in Nepal headquartered in Baneshwor.^[11]
  • September: Bombing.^[12]
• 2010 – September: 12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress held in Kathmandu.
• 2011 – Population: 1,003,285;^[13] 1,744,240 in Kathmandu District.
• 2015 – 25 April: The 7.8 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

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• • Book: Routledge . 9781884964046 . International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania . 1996 . Schellinger and Salkin . UK . Kathmandu . 464+ .
• Book: Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria and Colin McFarlane. Urban Navigations: Politics, Space and the City in South Asia. 2011. Routledge. 978-1-136-19742-0 . The divided city?: squatters' struggle for urban space in Kathmandu . Urmi Sengupta.

External links

• Map of Kathmandu, 1985
• Web site: (Maps of Kathmandu) . 2015 . United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . 2015-05-19 . 2016-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203120606/http://www.unocha.org/aggregator/sources/22 . dead .
• Europeana. Items related to Kathmandu, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kathmandu, various dates

Notes and References

1. Book: Vernon N. Kisling. Zoo and Aquarium History. 2000. . USA . 978-1-4200-3924-5 .
2. Book: John S. Bowman. Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture . 2000 . Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-50004-3 . Nepal . registration. 393+ .
3. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1960_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1965 . 1966 . . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants .
4. Book: . Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. 2001 . Political Chronologies of the World . Ian Preston . 978-1-135-35680-4 . Nepal . 201+ .
5. Web site: Kathmandu Valley-Unesco World Heritage site. 30 April 2015 . World Heritage Centre .
6. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm . 1985 Demographic Yearbook . 1987 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 247–289 .
7. Book: John Whelpton. A History of Nepal. 2005. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-80470-7 . Key Events .
8. Web site: Garden Search: Nepal . . London . 30 April 2015 .
9. Web site: Introduction . Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office . 30 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120623003237/http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/Page_Introduction_1 . 23 June 2012 .
10. Book: Far East and Australasia 2003 . Regional Surveys of the World . . 978-1-85743-133-9 . Nepal . 923+ . 2002 .
11. Web site: Organizations . . Switzerland . . 30 April 2015 .
12. News: Nepal Profile: Timeline . BBC News . 17 February 2011 . 30 April 2015 .
13. Web site: Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants . Demographic Yearbook 2013 . .