Timeline of Tajikistani history
This is a timeline of Tajikistani history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Tajikistan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Tajikistan.
15th century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1405 | February 19 | Timur died. |
16th century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1506 | Turks annex the Timurid Empire. | |
| 1526 | Mughal Empire was established. | |
| 1598 | End of Turkic rule. |
17th century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1605 | Vali Muhammad Khan became leader of the Ashtarkhanid dynasty. | |
| 1632 | Imam Quli Khan died. |
18th century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1709 | The Khanate of Kokand was formed. | |
| 1736 | January 22 | The Afsharid dynasty formed. |
| 1740 | Nader Shah conquered the Janid Khanate. | |
| 1747 | Nader Shah died. | |
| 1796 | Death of Shahrokh Shah. |
19th century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | January 12 | Beginning of the Great Game. |
| 1839 | March | First Anglo-Afghan War: The war began. |
| 1842 | October | First Anglo-Afghan War: The war ended with Afghanistan claiming victory. |
| 1845 | December 11 | First Anglo-Sikh War: The war began. |
| 1846 | January 28 | Battle of Aliwal: The battle took place. |
| March 9 | The Treaty of Lahore was signed. | |
| First Anglo-Sikh War: The war ended with Britain claiming victory. | ||
| 1868 | Most of Tajikistan was incorporated into the Russian Empire. | |
| 1883 | The Khanate of Kokand collapsed. |
20th century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | February | The city of Kokand was assaulted by the Bolsheviks |
| 1920 | Tajikistan left the Russian Empire. | |
| Tajikistan became a part of the Soviet Union. | ||
| 1924 | December 7 | Formation of the first militia in Tajikistan. |
| 1936 | December 5 | Tajik Socialist Soviet Republic was renamed to Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. |
| 1953 | March | Stalin died. |
| 1961 | November 10 | The city of Stalinabad, was renamed to Dushanbe. |
| 1991 | August 31 | Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed to Republic of Tajikistan. |
| After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan left. | ||
| 1992 | May 5 | Civil war in Tajikistan: A civil war began. |
| 1993 | February 23 | Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan was founded. |
| 1994 | November 16 | Emomali Rahmon became the 3rd president of Tajikistan. |
| 1997 | June 27 | Civil war in Tajikistan: The civil war ended. |
21st century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | November 6 | A presidential election took place. |
| 2017 | February 19 | Tajikistan participated at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. |
| 2018 | May 18 | Death of Mumin Kanoat. |
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