Timeline of Syrian history
This is a timeline of Syrian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Syria and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Syria.
Centuries: 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th · 7th · 8th · 9th · 10th · 11th · 12th · 13th · 14th · 15th · 16th · 17th · 18th · 19th · 20th · See also · Further reading
1st century BC
Year | Date | Event |
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64 BC | Syria became a Roman (later Byzantine) province. |
1st century
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2nd century
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3rd century
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4th century
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5th century
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6th century
Year | Date | Event |
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526 | A devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Antioch. |
7th century
Year | Date | Event |
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636 | Byzantine rule over Syria came to an end. | |
661 | The reign of the Umayyad Caliphate began. |
8th century
Year | Date | Event |
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750 | The reign of the Umayyad Caliphate ended. |
9th century
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10th century
Year | Date | Event |
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977 | Fatimid Caliph Abu Mansoor Nizar al-Aziz Billah conquered Ramla. | |
994 | The Hamdanid dynasty came to power over Syria. |
11th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1097 | First Crusade: The forces of the First Crusade captured Antioch. |
12th century
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13th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1260 | 1 March | Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquered Damascus. |
14th century
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15th century
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16th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1516 | The Ottoman Empire established its rule over Syria. |
17th century
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18th century
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19th century
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20th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1918 | Ottoman rule over Syria came to an end. | |
1 October | The Allies of World War I, joined by Arab nationalists, entered Damascus. | |
1920 | April | San Remo conference: The conference partitioned the Ottoman Empire, establishing a French mandate in Syria and Lebanon. |
1925 | Great Syrian Revolt: Revolts started against French rule. | |
1936 | The Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936) was signed. | |
1939 | The enclaves of Alexandretta and Antioch were ceded to Turkey by the French. | |
1944 | 1 January | Syria was recognized as an independent republic. |
1946 | 17 April | French troops evacuated Syria. |
1947 | The first Ba'ath Party congress was held in Damascus. | |
1948 | 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Syria was involved in the war. | |
1958 | 1 February | The United Arab Republic (UAR) was formed by the union of Syria and Egypt. |
1961 | 28 September | Following a military coup Syria seceded from the UAR, reestablishing itself as the Syrian Arab Republic. |
1967 | 5 June | Six-Day War: A war with Israel began. |
Six-Day War: The Golan Heights were occupied by Israel. | ||
1970 | 13 November | Minister of Defense Hafiz al-Assad effected a bloodless military coup and assumed the role of President. |
1973 | 6 October | Yom Kippur War: Syria and Egypt fought against Israel. |
1974 | May | Syria and Israel signed a disengagement agreement. |
1976 | Syrian occupation of Lebanon: The Syrian occupation of Lebanon began. | |
1982 | February | A Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Hama was suppressed by the military. |
1990 | Syria participated in a United States-led multinational coalition against Saddam Hussein. |
21st century
Year | Date | Event |
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2000 | 10 June | Al-Assad died. |
10 July | Al-Assad's son Bashar al-Assad was made President. | |
2003 | 5 October | Ain es Saheb airstrike: Israel bombed a site near Damascus. |
2005 | Syrian occupation of Lebanon: Syria withdrew from Lebanon. | |
2007 | 6 September | Operation Orchard: Israel bombed a target in the area of Deir ez-Zor. |
2008 | October | Syria established diplomatic relations with Lebanon. |
2011 | 26 January | 2011 Syrian uprising: Anti-government protests began in Syria. |
See also
- Cities in Syria
References
Further reading
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Syria". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
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