Timeline of Baku

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baku, Azerbaijan.

Prior to 20th century

  • 12th century CE – Maiden Tower (Baku) built.
  • 1169 – Lezgi Mosque built.[citation needed]
  • 1378 – Juma Mosque built.
  • 1442 – Palatial mosque of Palace of the Shirvanshahs built.
  • 1509 – Persians in power.
  • 1578 – Ottomans in power.
  • 1603 – Persians in power again.
  • 1723 – Town taken by Russians.
  • 1732 – Oil refinery in operation.
  • 1735 – Persians in power again.
  • 1747 – Baku Khanate established.[citation needed]
  • 1806 – Town taken by Russian forces.
  • 1813 – Town becomes part of Russia per Gulistan Treaty.
  • 1817 – Cholera outbreak.
  • 1823 – Paraffin factory begins operating.
  • 1832 – "First secular Russian school" opens.
  • 1846 – Baku becomes part of the Shemakh province.
  • 1859
    • Oil refineries begin operating on outskirts of town.
    • Town becomes capital of the newly established Baku Governorate.
  • 1860 – Population: 13,381.
  • 1868
  • 1875 – Ekinchi begins publication.
  • 1878 – Iosif Dzahkerli becomes mayor.
  • 1883 – Batum-Baku railway built.
  • 1884
  • 1886 – Population: 45,679.
  • 1887
  • 1897 – Population: 112,253.
  • 1900 – Population: 179,133.

20th century

21st century

See also


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