The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mosul, Iraq.
Prior to 16th century
570 CE - Mar Ishaya (monastery) founded across river from Ninevah; surrounding settlement later develops. 641 CE - Arab forces of Utba bin Farqad take fortress in settlement. 847 CE - 24 November: Earthquake. 874/875 CE - Taghlibi Khidr bin Ahmad becomes governor. 880 CE - Ishaq ibn Kundaj becomes governor. 892 - Mosul besieged by forces of Harun bin Sulayman and Banu Shayban. 907 - Hamdanids in power. 990s - Syrian Uqaylids in power. 1095/1096 - Seljuqs in power. 1127/1128 - Seljuqs ousted by Imad ad-Din Zengi. 1146 - Saif ad-Din Ghazi I in power. 1170 - Great Mosque of al-Nuri construction begins. 1182 - Mosul besieged by forces of Saladin during rule of Izz ad-Din Mas'ud. 1185 - Mosul again besieged by forces of Saladin. 1224 - Mosul taken by forces of Badr al-Din Lu'lu'. 1239 - Mashhad Imam Yahya ibn al-Qasim (mausoleum) built near city. 1248 - Imam Awn al-Din shrine built. 1258 - Mosul sacked by forces of Hulagu Khan. 1262 - July: Mosul taken by Mongol forces.
16th–19th centuries
1516 - Ottomans in power. 1535 - Ottoman administrative Mosul Eyalet created. 1623 - Mosul taken by Persian forces (approximate date). 1625 - Persians ousted; Ottomans in power again. 1719 - Sari Mustafa becomes governor. 1730 - Hussein Jalili appointed governor. 1733 - Mosul besieged by forces of Nadir Khan. 1743 - Siege of Mosul (1743) by Persian forces. 1745 - Battle of Mosul (1745) fought in vicinity of city. 1826 - Unrest; governor Yahya al-Jalili ousted. 1839 - Ottoman administrative reform begins per Edict of Gülhane. 1854 - "Rebellion" against administrative reform.
20th century
1920 - Population: 703,378 in vilayet (province). 1926 - Mosul becomes part of the Kingdom of Iraq per League of Nations ruling. 1947 - Population: 133,625 in city; 595,190 in province. 1957 - Mosul football club formed. 1960 - Ash-Shabibah newspaper published. 1965 - Population: 264,146. 1967 - University of Mosul founded. 1969 begins. National Insurance Company built. 1970 - Population: 310,313 (estimate). 1986 - Mosul Dam begins operating near city. 1987 - Population: 664,221.
21st century
2003 - March–May: 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S.-led forces; Mosul International Airport occupied. 2004 24 June: 2004 Mosul bombings. November: Battle of Mosul (2004). 2007 - 23 April: April 2007 Mosul massacre. 2008 - Ninawa campaign. 2013 - April: Anti-government protest. 2014 4–10 June: Mosul taken by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. June: Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul begin. 16–19 August: Battle for Mosul Dam fought near city. 2015 - January: Mosul offensive (2015). 2016 - October: Battle of Mosul (2016–17) begins. 2017 21 June: Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed. July: Iraqi army takes city.
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See also
List of rulers of Mosul
Nineveh, ancient Assyrian city located across river from present-day Mosul
Timelines of other cities in Iraq: Baghdad, Basra
References
Bibliography
Published in 19th century
Published in 20th century
1911–1920
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Published in 21st century
External links
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