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Prior to 16th century

See also: Mosul § Ancient era and early Middle Ages, and Mosul § 9th century to 1535

  • 570 CE - Mar Ishaya (monastery) founded across river from Ninevah; surrounding settlement later develops.1
  • 641 CE - Arab forces of Utba bin Farqad take fortress in settlement.2
  • 847 CE - 24 November: Earthquake.
  • 874/875 CE - Taghlibi Khidr bin Ahmad becomes governor.3
  • 880 CE - Ishaq ibn Kundaj becomes governor.4
  • 892 - Mosul besieged by forces of Harun bin Sulayman and Banu Shayban.5
  • 907 - Hamdanids in power.6
  • 990s - Syrian Uqaylids in power.7
  • 1095/1096 - Seljuqs in power.8
  • 1127/1128 - Seljuqs ousted by Imad ad-Din Zengi.9
  • 1146 - Saif ad-Din Ghazi I in power.
  • 1170 - Great Mosque of al-Nuri construction begins.10
  • 1182 - Mosul besieged by forces of Saladin during rule of Izz ad-Din Mas'ud.11
  • 1185 - Mosul again besieged by forces of Saladin.12
  • 1224 - Mosul taken by forces of Badr al-Din Lu'lu'.13
  • 1239 - Mashhad Imam Yahya ibn al-Qasim (mausoleum) built near city.14
  • 1248 - Imam Awn al-Din shrine built.15
  • 1258 - Mosul sacked by forces of Hulagu Khan.16
  • 1262 - July: Mosul taken by Mongol forces.17

16th–19th centuries

See also: Mosul § Ottomans: 1517 to 1918

  • 1516 - Ottomans in power.18
  • 1535 - Ottoman administrative Mosul Eyalet created.
  • 1623 - Mosul taken by Persian forces (approximate date).19
  • 1625 - Persians ousted; Ottomans in power again.20
  • 1719 - Sari Mustafa becomes governor.21
  • 1730 - Hussein Jalili appointed governor.
  • 1733 - Mosul besieged by forces of Nadir Khan.22
  • 1743 - Siege of Mosul (1743) by Persian forces.23
  • 1745 - Battle of Mosul (1745) fought in vicinity of city.
  • 1826 - Unrest; governor Yahya al-Jalili ousted.24
  • 1839 - Ottoman administrative reform begins per Edict of Gülhane.25
  • 1854 - "Rebellion" against administrative reform.26

20th century

See also: Mosul § 1918 to 2003

  • 1920 - Population: 703,378 in vilayet (province).27
  • 1926 - Mosul becomes part of the Kingdom of Iraq per League of Nations ruling.
  • 1947 - Population: 133,625 in city; 595,190 in province.28
  • 1957 - Mosul football club formed.
  • 1960 - Ash-Shabibah newspaper published.
  • 1965 - Population: 264,146.29
  • 1967 - University of Mosul founded.
  • 1969
    • Mosul Spring Festival [ar] begins.
    • National Insurance Company built.30
  • 1970 - Population: 310,313 (estimate).31
  • 1986 - Mosul Dam begins operating near city.
  • 1987 - Population: 664,221.32

21st century

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Bibliography

Published in 19th century

Published in 20th century

Published in 21st century

  • Peter Sluglett (2002), "Mosul", in David Levinson and Karen Christensen (ed.), Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, ISBN 0684806177
  • Reeva S. Simon (2004), "Mosul", in Philip Mattar (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, NY: Macmillan Reference USA, ISBN 0028657691
  • C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882.
  • Michael R.T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley, eds. (2008). "Mosul". Cities of the Middle East and North Africa. Santa Barbara, US: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1576079195.
  • Gabor Agoston; Bruce Alan Masters, eds. (2009). "Mosul". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7.
  • "Mosul". Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2009.
  • Beth K. Dougherty; Edmund A. Ghareeb (2013). "Mawsil". Historical Dictionary of Iraq (2nd ed.). Maryland, US: Scarecrow Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-8108-7942-3.
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References

  1. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  2. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  3. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  4. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  5. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  6. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  7. Griffin 1996. - Jacqueline Griffin (1996). "Mosul". In Trudy Ring (ed.). Middle East and Africa. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. pp. 522+. ISBN 9781884964039. https://books.google.com/books?id=6XMBAwAAQBAJ

  8. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  9. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  10. "Mosul". ArchNet. Retrieved 23 June 2017. https://archnet.org/authorities/3843

  11. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  12. Bosworth 2007. - C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Mosul". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. pp. 412+. ISBN 978-9004153882. https://books.google.com/books?id=UB4uSVt3ulUC

  13. "Mosul". ArchNet. Retrieved 23 June 2017. https://archnet.org/authorities/3843

  14. "Mosul". ArchNet. Retrieved 23 June 2017. https://archnet.org/authorities/3843

  15. Saeed Al-Dewachi. "Mosul". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 23 June 2017 /wiki/Oxford_Art_Online

  16. Dougherty 2013. - Beth K. Dougherty; Edmund A. Ghareeb (2013). "Mawsil". Historical Dictionary of Iraq (2nd ed.). Maryland, US: Scarecrow Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-8108-7942-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmQYAgAAQBAJ

  17. Shields 2000. - Sarah D. Shields (2000). Mosul before Iraq: Like Bees Making Five-Sided Cells. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-4487-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=kUE8Fz-Cy-8C

  18. Shields 2000. - Sarah D. Shields (2000). Mosul before Iraq: Like Bees Making Five-Sided Cells. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-4487-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=kUE8Fz-Cy-8C

  19. Agoston 2009. - Gabor Agoston; Bruce Alan Masters, eds. (2009). "Mosul". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC

  20. Agoston 2009. - Gabor Agoston; Bruce Alan Masters, eds. (2009). "Mosul". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC

  21. Khoury 1997. - Dina Rizk Khoury (1997). State and Provincial Society in the Ottoman Empire: Mosul, 1540-1834. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521894301. https://books.google.com/books?id=XUBTxmEmsxAC

  22. Agoston 2009. - Gabor Agoston; Bruce Alan Masters, eds. (2009). "Mosul". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC

  23. Agoston 2009. - Gabor Agoston; Bruce Alan Masters, eds. (2009). "Mosul". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC

  24. Agoston 2009. - Gabor Agoston; Bruce Alan Masters, eds. (2009). "Mosul". Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Facts on File. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC

  25. Shields 2000. - Sarah D. Shields (2000). Mosul before Iraq: Like Bees Making Five-Sided Cells. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-4487-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=kUE8Fz-Cy-8C

  26. Shields 2000. - Sarah D. Shields (2000). Mosul before Iraq: Like Bees Making Five-Sided Cells. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-4487-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=kUE8Fz-Cy-8C

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  29. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) /wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Economic_and_Social_Affairs

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  31. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) /wiki/United_Nations_Department_of_Economic_and_Social_Affairs

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