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Timeline of Mosul

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mosul, Iraq.

Prior to 16th century

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16th–19th centuries

  • 1516 – Ottomans in power.[6]
  • 1535 – Ottoman administrative Mosul Eyalet created.
  • 1623 – Mosul taken by Persian forces (approximate date).[7]
  • 1625 – Persians ousted; Ottomans in power again.[7]
  • 1719 – Sari Mustafa becomes governor.[8]
  • 1730 – Hussein Jalili appointed governor.
  • 1733 – Mosul besieged by forces of Nadir Khan.[7]
  • 1743 – Siege of Mosul (1743) by Persian forces.[7]
  • 1745 – Battle of Mosul (1745) fought in vicinity of city.
  • 1826 – Unrest; governor Yahya al-Jalili ousted.[7]
  • 1839 – Ottoman administrative reform begins per Edict of Gülhane.[6]
  • 1854 – "Rebellion" against administrative reform.[6]
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20th century

  • 1920 – Population: 703,378 in vilayet (province).[9]
  • 1926 – Mosul becomes part of the Kingdom of Iraq per League of Nations ruling.
  • 1947 – Population: 133,625 in city; 595,190 in province.[10]
  • 1957 – Mosul football club formed.
  • 1960 – Ash-Shabibah newspaper published.
  • 1965 – Population: 264,146.[11]
  • 1967 – University of Mosul founded.
  • 1969
    • Mosul Spring Festival [ar] begins.
    • National Insurance Company built.[3]
  • 1970 – Population: 310,313 (estimate).[12]
  • 1986 – Mosul Dam begins operating near city.
  • 1987 – Population: 664,221.[13]

21st century

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