Timeline of Kathmandu

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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^{[citation needed]}
• 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–India 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.

Hanuman Dhoka-Nasal Chowk 1976

• 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