| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1030 | Ashapalli (Ashaval city) finds mention in El-Birouni’s travel “Kitab-ul-Hind” |
| 1074 | Karandev wins over Ashaval |
| 1411 | Ahmed Shah of Sultanate regime founds Ahmedabad on 26th February |
| 1486 | Muhammad Begda builds city gates (12 gates) |
| 1511 | Sultan Muzaffarshah adorns the throne |
| 1526 | Bahadurshah is crowned the king |
| 1535 | Humayun captures Ahmedabad |
| 1568 | Itmankhan conquers Ahmedabad |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1572 | Emperor Akbar wins over Ahmedabad |
| 1573 | Mirza Aziz Koka is the first-ever governor of the city |
| 1574 | Emperor Akbar arrives in Ahmedabad with Todarmal and Birbal to collect land revenue |
| 1585 | The city is handed over to the Habshis |
| 1617 | Sir Thomas Roe visits Ahmedabad as an ambassador from England |
| 1618 | Emperor Jahangir visits the city along with Abdul Rahim Khankhana |
| 1635 | Azamkhan appointed Governor |
| 1645 | Aurangzeb appointed Governor |
| 1654 | Murad Baksh is crowned as king |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1707 | Balaji Vishwanath (Maratha) plunders Ahmedabad |
| 1733 | The Maratha army enters the city |
| 1738 | Mughal-Maratha joint reign begins |
| 1753 | Mughal period ends |
| 1757 | The city is divided between the Gaekwads and the Peshwas |
| 1780 | General Goddard captures city |
| 1783 | Ahmedabad is handed over to Peshwas |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Collector Dunlop takes charge of Ahmedabad |
| 1818 | Union Jack is hoisted at Bhadra Fort for the first time |
| 1824 | City limits are measured for the first time |
| 1826 | The first Gujarati School established |
| 1832 | City walls reconstructed through citizen’s committee |
| 1846 | The first English School established |
| 1858 | Ahmedabad Municipality founded |
| 1861 | Sheth Ranchhodlal Chhotalal establishes the first textile mill |
| 1864 | Ahmedabad–Mumbai Railway established |
| 1870 | The city’s first bridge, Ellis Bridge, is constructed |
| 1872 | Municipality transformed into City Municipality |
| 1875 | Ellis Bridge washed away by floods in Sabarmati River |
| 1878 | Gujarat College established |
| 1895 | Dudheswar Water Works established |
| 1897 | Telephone services begin with 34 initial subscribers |
| 1909 | Attempt to kill Lord Minto by hurling a bomb |
| 1915 | Electric services start for the first time (Ahmedabad Electricity Company) |
| 1920 | Majoor Mahajan Sangh and Gujarat Vidyapeeth founded |
| 1924 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel becomes President of Ahmedabad Municipality |
| 1928 | Gandhi hoists the national flag on Ahmedabad Municipality office building |
| 1930 | Salt March to Dandi from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March |
| 1934 | Sardar Bridge inaugurated |
| 1939 | Gandhi Bridge inaugurated |
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1947 | India freed from British rule on August 15 |
| 1954 | Sanskar Kendra built by French architect Le Corbusier |
| 1960 | Ahmedabad becomes the capital of newly formed Gujarat state |
| 1961 | Indian Institute of Management founded |
| 1962 | Nehru Bridge inaugurated |
| 1966 | Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre established |
| 1972 | Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) established |
| 1973 | Floods in Sabarmati River |
| 1988 | Indian Airlines plane crashes on 19th October at Ahmedabad, killing 133 people |
| 1994 | Chinubhai Bridge inaugurated |
| 2000 | 27th February – newly widened Gandhi Bridge inaugurated |
| 2001 | 26th January – Earthquake (6.9 Richter scale) |
| 2005 | City Museum created |
| 2009 | Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) starts functioning |
| 2011 | Maharshi Dadhichi Bridge and Ambedkar Bridge constructed |
| 2012 | Riverfront project inaugurated |
| 2017 | UNESCO World Heritage status conferred to old city of Ahmedabad |
| 2019 | Metro E-W segment started |
| 2020 | The world’s largest stadium – Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium inaugurated |
| 2022 | Atal Bridge – a footbridge over the Sabarmati River – built |
| 2023 | Hosted ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Final |
| 2024 | Marquee event for Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (Roadshow) |
| 2025 | Air India Flight 171 crashes near B. J. Medical College on June 12, killing 260 people |