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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hamadan, Iran.
Prior to 20th century
- 640s - Arabs in power.[1]
- 806 - City besieged by forces of al-Amin.[1]
- 931 - City besieged by forces of Ziyarid Mardāvij.[1]
- 956 - Earthquake.[1]
- 976 - Buyid Mu'ayyad al-Dawla in power.
- 997 - Shams al-Dawla in power.[1]
- 1021 - Sama' al-Dawla in power.
- 1221 - City sacked by Mongols.[1]
- 1224 - City sacked by Mongols again.[1]
- 1315 - Gunbad-i Alayvian built (approximate date).[2]
- 1724 - City sacked by forces of Ahmad Pasha of Baghdad.[1]
- 1732 - City taken by forces of Nāder Shah Afšār; Ottomans ousted.[1]
- 1789 - Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar takes Hamadan.[1]
- 1838 - Congregational mosque built.[3]
- 1883 - Imamzadeh Hossein, Hamadan (shrine) built.
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20th century
- 1920 - Population: 30,000-40,000 (approximate estimate).[4]
- 1932 - Hamadan power plant built.[citation needed]
- 1933 - City redesigned to accommodate motorcars; central Meidun-e Emam Khomeini and 6 radiating boulevards laid out.[5]
- 1940 - Population: 103,874.[6]
- 1952 - Avicenna Mausoleum erected.[2]
- 1963 - Population: 114,610 (estimate).[7]
- 1970 - Baba Taher Mausoleum erected.[2]
- 1973 - Bu-Ali Sina University established.
- 1976 - Population: 164,785 city;[6] 229,977 urban agglomeration.[8]
- 1986 - Population: 272,499.[6]
- 1996 - Population: 401,281.[9]
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21st century
- 2007 - PAS Hamedan F.C. (football club) formed.
- 2009 - Shahid Mofatteh Stadium opens.[citation needed]
- 2011 - Population: 525,794.[10]
- 2013 - 14 June: Local election held.
- 2014 - Syed Mustafa Rasul becomes mayor.[11]
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