Timeline of Qom

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Qom, Iran.

Prior to 20th century

685 - Arab Shia refugees settle in Qom. 804/805 - Qom gains "administrative independence from Isfahan." 816 - Death of Fātimah bint Mūsā (sister of 8th Imam of Twelver Shia faith); shrine develops thereafter. 825 - Qom "attacked." 988 - Hasan ibn Muhammad Qumi writes Tarikh-i Qum (city history). 1050s - Hassan-i Sabbah born in Qom (approximate date). 1224 - City besieged by Mongol forces. 1393 - Timur in power. 1442 - City becomes seat of government of Timurid monarch Sultan Muhammad bin Baysonqor. 1447/1448 - City sacked by Qara Qoyunlu forces. 1469 - Ağ Qoyunlu in power. 1501 - Twelver Shia Islam declared official state religion in Iran, a development beneficial to Qom as a holy city (approximate date). Retrieved 13 February 2017 1722 - Qom sacked by Afghans. 1883 - "New court" built at the Fatima shrine.

20th century

1920 - Population: 30,000-40,000 (approximate estimate). 1922 - Qom Seminary (hawza) established. 1923 - Printing press in operation. 1950 - Population: 83,235 (estimate). 1960 - Population: 105,272 (estimate). 1963 Mar'ashi Najafi library established. Religious leader Khomeini arrested and exiled. 1966 - Population: 134,292. 1974 - Mohemmat Sazi Football Club formed. 1975 - "Riots involving 'Muslim Marxists.'" 1976 - Population: 246,831. 1978 - 7–9 January: Iranian Revolution against Pahlavis begins in Qom. 1982 - Population: 424,000 (estimate). 1996 Center for the Revival of Islamic Heritage established. Population: 777,677. 1999 - February: Local election held.

21st century

2008 - Yadegar-e Emam Stadium opens. 2009 December: Funeral of religious leader Hussein-Ali Montazeri. Qom Monorail construction begins. 2011 - Population: 1,074,036. 2013 - 14 June: Local election held. 2014 - City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 1. 2020 - 19 February: The first two cases of COVID-19 were detected in Iran.

Timeline of Qom

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