Date |
Description |
| 1000BC |
Foundation of Lahore by Prince Loh, Son of Rama Chandra |
| 630AD |
A Great Brahmanb City according to Hieun Tsang |
| 800~900AD |
Under Brahmanb rule |
| 975AD |
Subuktgin, father of Mahmood Ghaznavi of Ghazni invades Lahore and defeats Raja Jaipal |
| 1021AD |
Mahmood Ghaznavi Captures the City |
| 1043AD |
Hindu Rajas of Northern India besiege Lahore for seven months |
| 1039~1099AD |
Golden Rule of Ghaznavids under Zahir-ud-Din Ibrahim |
| 1157~1186AD |
Capital of Ghaznavids under twelfth Ghaznavid Emperor |
| 1186~1206AD |
Shahab-ud-Din Ghauri conquers Lahore and brings it under the Ghorid Empire |
| 1241~1310AD |
The Mongols ransack Lahore several times |
| 1398AD |
Tamerlane plunders Lahore |
| 1236~1526AD |
Lahore plays almost no role. The Khilji, Tughlaq, Syed and Lodhi dynasties succeed one another in Delhi till Babur captures it in 1524 and lays foundations of the Moghul Empire |
| 1524AD |
Babur captures Lahore |
| 1554AD |
Babar's son Humayun returns in triumph after 14 years of exile |
| 1606AD |
Emperor Jehangir besieges Lahore |
| 1622AD |
Jehangir fixes his court in Lahore |
| 1629AD |
Shahjehan proclaimed emperor at Lahore |
| 1629~1658AD |
Lahore enjoys peace and prosperity under Ali Mardan and Wazir Khan, Governors of Emperor Shahjehan |
| 1659AD |
Emperor Aurangzeb enters Lahore |
| 1712AD |
Aurangzeb's death at Lahore |
| 1739AD |
Nadir Shah Durrani, the King of Persia captures Lahore |
| 1748~1767AD |
Nadir's successor, Ahmad Shah Abdali invades Lahore eight times |
| 1764~1794AD |
Three Sikh Chiefs Lahna Singh, Sobha Singh and Gujjer Singh occupy Lahore |
| 1799~1839AD |
Lahore under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab |
| 1839~1848AD |
Successors of Ranjit Singh |
| 1849AD |
Annexation of the Punjab by the British brings Lahore under their control |
| 1857AD |
East India Company transfers its powers to the British crown and Lahore becomes part of the British Empire |
| 1857~1947AD |
British rule |
| 1947AD |
Creation of Pakistan |
