Timeline of Prayagraj

• Per
  Abu'l Fazal, Akbar laid the foundations of a city called Ilahabas at the town of Prayag on 13 November 1583.^[13]
• Per
  `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni, the date of its founding as 14 June 1574.^[13]
• Nizamuddin Ahmad mentions two different dates, one as 13 July 1574. He also mentioned Akbar laying the foundation in the section about occurrences in the year 1584.^[13]

• Akbar divides his empire into 12 subahs based on names of the country or their capital. The "Subah of Ilahabas" is created.^[13]

17th century CE

• Friday prayers and his name minted on coins in Illahabas. Akbar reconciled with Salim and the latter returned to the royal court in 1604.^[15]

• Prince Khusrau died that year.^[16][17] After his death his father Jahangir built his mausoleum in the city along with his mother and sister at Khusro Bagh.^[10]

• Muhammad Khan Bangash of the Mughal Empire became the subahdar (governor) of Illahabas Province.^[18][19]

• City fell into the hands of Maratha Empire until 1750.^[10]

• Pathans of Farrukhabad sacked the city.^[10]

• Safdarjung, the Nawab of Awadh seized the city and held it until 1765.^[10]

• 12 August: Treaty of Allahabad was signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.^[20]

19th century CE

• Company rule).^[21][22]

• The 17th century
  Jade Terrapin was found at the bottom of a well during engineering excavations. It was bequeathed it to the British Museum in 1830.^[23]

• Population: 20,000.[24]^[25]

• The city became the seat of Ceded and Conquered Provinces before the capital was shifted to Agra in 1835.^[26]

• Holy Trinity Church, the first church in the city, was established.^[27][28]

• Calcutta and Prayagraj was completed.^[29][30][31]

• Prayagraj was a participant in the Rebellion of 1857.^[32] The city, with a number of European troops,^[33] was the scene of a massacre.^[34]
• Civil Lines was built; it was the largest town-planning project carried out in India before the establishment of New Delhi.^[35][36]

• British Rule).^[37][38]
• The city became the seat of North-Western Provinces.^[39]
• It became the capital of India.^[39]

• 3 March: First passenger train in North India ran between Prayagraj and Kanpur.

• Population: 105,900.^[24][25]

• Prayagraj Municipal Corporation established as the Municipal Board of Prayagraj.^[29]

• Allahabad Public Library was established.^[40]

• The Pioneer made its first appearance.^[41]
• 15 August: Construction of the Old Naini Bridge was completed.^[42]
• Allahabad Bank was established.^[43]

• 25 November: The Allahabad High Court was inaugurated. Though it sat in Agra till 1868.^[44]

• The High Court was moved back to Prayagraj from Agra.^[44]

• The building of Allahabad Public Library was built.^[40]
• State Police Headquarters established in the city.^[40]
• Chandrashekhar Azad Park was built.^[40]

• 10 April: Foundation stone of All Saints Cathedral was laid.^[45]
• Population: 143,700.^[24][25]

• A. H. Wheeler was founded.^[46][47]

• St. Joseph's Cathedral was built.^[48]
• Mayo Memorial Hall was built.^[49]

• Population: 148,500.^[24][25]

• 23 September: University of Allahabad, the fourth oldest University in India, was established.^[50]

• The fourth conference of the Indian National Congress addressed in the city by George Yule.^[51][52]

• Population: 175,200.^[24][25]

• The eighth conference of the Indian National Congress addressed in the city by Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.^[52]

• The city was hit by the Famine of 1896. A considerable effect was seen in the decrease of the city population during the Census of 1901.^[24][53][25]

• The fifteenth conference of the Indian National Congress addressed in the city by Romesh Chunder Dutt.^[52]

20th century

• Population: 172,000.^[24][25]

• The city became the capital of United Provinces till 1920.^[39][54]
• Curzon Bridge was built; it linked the city, through
  rail road, to the northern regions of the state^[55]
• Ewing Christian College was established.^[56][57]

• 24 October: The Leader was first published. It circulated until 1967.^[58][59]

• Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences was established.^[60]

• 18 February: Henri Pequet carried the world's first official airmail from Prayagraj to Naini.^[61][62]

• Prayagraj Clock Tower was built in Chowk, Prayagraj.^[63]

• D.A.V College was established.

• Prayagraj Airport was built, it served as an international airport till 1946.^[63]

• Population: 157,200.^[24][25]

• Prayag Sangeet Samiti was established.

• 11 April: Salt March carried out by Jawaharlal Nehru.^[64][65]
• Allahabad Address was made by Muhammad Iqbal.^[66]

• 27 February:
  Alfred Park.^[67]
• Allahabad Museum was established.^[68]
• Population: 183,900.^[24][25]

• Population: 260,600.^[24][25]

• Prayag Kumbh Mela banned by the British Government due to fears of Japanese bombing the nearby situated Akbar Fort during the World War II^[69]

• Population: 332,300.^[24][25]

• First incident of
  Kumbh Mela stampede occurred.^[70]

• Population: 412,000.[24]^[25]

• Population: 513,000.^[24][25]

• Jawahar Planetarium was built.^[71]

• Population: 642,200.^[24][25]

• First Indira Marathon was conducted.^[72]

• Population: 792,900.^[24][25]

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad was established.^[73]

21st century

• Population: 990,298.^[24][25]

• New Yamuna Bridge was completed.^[74]

• Population: 1,117,094.^[75]

• 10 February: An estimated 30 million people gathered in the city to bathe on Mauni Amavasya during Kumbh Mela.^{[76][77][78][79]}
• Second incident of Kumbh Mela stampede occurred.^[80]

• 25 January:
  MoU signed between the United States Trade and Development Agency and the Government of Uttar Pradesh for developing the city as a smart city.^[81][82][83]
• 23 June:
  Civil Lines Bus Depot became the first public spot in the city to be equipped with free Wi-Fi.^[84][85]

• 23 April: Completion of renovation and inauguration of
  Chandrashekhar Azad Park.^[86]

• 22 April: On
  solar power system, became the first museum in the country to become self-reliant in power generation.^[87]

• October: Yogi Adityanath-led government officially changed the name of the city to Prayagraj.

• 24 March: City, along with the nation, was put under lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

• History of Prayagraj
• Prayagraj Smart City Project

References