History of Ahmedabad
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Ancient & Medieval Period

YearEvent
1030Ashapalli (Ashaval city) finds mention in El-Birouni’s travel “Kitab-ul-Hind”
1074

Karandev wins over Ashaval
Renames it to Karnavati
Coronation of Siddharaj Jaisingh at Karnamukteshwar Mahadev

1411Ahmed Shah of Sultanate regime founds Ahmedabad on 26th February
1486Muhammad Begda builds city gates (12 gates)
1511Sultan Muzaffarshah adorns the throne
1526Bahadurshah is crowned the king
1535

Humayun captures Ahmedabad
Reigns for nine months

1568Itmankhan conquers Ahmedabad

Mughal Period

YearEvent
1572Emperor Akbar wins over Ahmedabad
1573Mirza Aziz Koka is the first-ever governor of the city
1574Emperor Akbar arrives in Ahmedabad with Todarmal and Birbal to collect land revenue
1585The city is handed over to the Habshis
1617Sir Thomas Roe visits Ahmedabad as an ambassador from England
1618Emperor Jahangir visits the city along with Abdul Rahim Khankhana
1635Azamkhan appointed Governor
1645Aurangzeb appointed Governor
1654Murad Baksh is crowned as king

Maratha Period

YearEvent
1707Balaji Vishwanath (Maratha) plunders Ahmedabad
1733The Maratha army enters the city
1738Mughal-Maratha joint reign begins
1753

Mughal period ends
Maratha rule starts

1757The city is divided between the Gaekwads and the Peshwas
1780

General Goddard captures city
Hands over powers to Fatehsinh Rao Gaekwad

1783Ahmedabad is handed over to Peshwas

British Period

YearEvent
1817Collector Dunlop takes charge of Ahmedabad
1818Union Jack is hoisted at Bhadra Fort for the first time
1824City limits are measured for the first time
1826The first Gujarati School established
1832City walls reconstructed through citizen’s committee
1846The first English School established
1858Ahmedabad Municipality founded
1861Sheth Ranchhodlal Chhotalal establishes the first textile mill
1864Ahmedabad–Mumbai Railway established
1870The city’s first bridge, Ellis Bridge, is constructed
1872

Municipality transformed into City Municipality
First road (Gandhi Road) built

1875Ellis Bridge washed away by floods in Sabarmati River
1878Gujarat College established
1895Dudheswar Water Works established
1897Telephone services begin with 34 initial subscribers
1909Attempt to kill Lord Minto by hurling a bomb
1915

Electric services start for the first time (Ahmedabad Electricity Company)
Sabarmati Ashram instituted by Mahatma Gandhi

1920Majoor Mahajan Sangh and Gujarat Vidyapeeth founded
1924Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel becomes President of Ahmedabad Municipality
1928Gandhi hoists the national flag on Ahmedabad Municipality office building
1930Salt March to Dandi from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March
1934Sardar Bridge inaugurated
1939Gandhi Bridge inaugurated

Post-Independence

YearEvent
1947

India freed from British rule on August 15
Physical Research Laboratory established by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Ahmedabad Textile & Industrial Research Association founded

1954Sanskar Kendra built by French architect Le Corbusier
1960Ahmedabad becomes the capital of newly formed Gujarat state
1961Indian Institute of Management founded
1962

Nehru Bridge inaugurated
National Institute of Design
Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology founded

1966Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre established
1972Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) established
1973

Floods in Sabarmati River
Space Application Centre founded

1988Indian Airlines plane crashes on 19th October at Ahmedabad, killing 133 people
1994Chinubhai Bridge inaugurated
2000

27th February – newly widened Gandhi Bridge inaugurated
Founding of City Museum – Karnavati Atit ni Jhalak
New Vallabh Vidyanagar Bridge inaugurated

2001

26th January – Earthquake (6.9 Richter scale)
Science City built

2005City Museum created
2009Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) starts functioning
2011Maharshi Dadhichi Bridge and Ambedkar Bridge constructed
2012Riverfront project inaugurated
2017UNESCO World Heritage status conferred to old city of Ahmedabad
2019Metro E-W segment started
2020

The world’s largest stadium – Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium inaugurated
Namaste Trump event hosted

2022

Atal Bridge – a footbridge over the Sabarmati River – built
Inauguration of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1
Hosted 36th National Games
Featured in Time Magazine’s World’s 50 Greatest Places

2023Hosted ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Final
2024

Marquee event for Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (Roadshow)
Ahmedabad Shopping Festival

2025Air India Flight 171 crashes near B. J. Medical College on June 12, killing 260 people