age	date/period	significant events
B.C.
NEOLITH	III millennium B.C.	Butmir ceramics Zlatište settlements
The turn of the New Stone Age and the Bronze Age	II millennium B.C.	Soukbunar and Debelo brdo
The Iron Age	II millennium B.C.	“hill-fort type” settlements
ANCIENT TIMES
	III-I ct. B.C.	Roman conquests
	6-9 A.D.	Uprising of Desitiats under their leader Baton
	9 A.D.	Breakdown of Baton’s uprising
	VI ct. A.D.	The end of Roman Administration
THE MIDDLE AGES
	1238/39 A.D.	Construction of St. Peter’s Cathedral The very first mention of Vrhbosna in the charter of Bela IV
The late Middle Ages	1434 A.D.	The Barak Duke conquers the fortified city of Hodidjed
OTTOMAN PERIOD
	1462 A.D.	Isa-beg’s vakufnama
	1464 A.D.	Construction of the building of mesdžid Mehmed-bega Minetoviæa
	1475/76 A.D.	Bali-bega MALKOÈEVIÆA endowments
	1470-1477 A.D.	Ajas-bega endowments
	end of 15th century and the beginning of 16th century	Construction activities of Skender paše MIHALOGLUA
	Beginning of 16th century	Construction of the Old Orthodox CHURCH
	1517 A.D.	The first under-cupola mosque in Sarajevo, endowment of Mustafe-paše SKENDERPAŠIÆA
	1526 A.D.	Construction of MUSLIHUDIN Èekrekèija mosque
	1528 A.D.	Construction of Havadža DURAK mosque
	1521 A.D.	Gazi Husrev-beg, Bosnian GOVERNOR
	1530 A.D.	Construction of Ghazi Gazi Husrev-beg MOSQUE
	1561 A.D.	Construction of Ferhadija mosque, endowment of Ferhad-bega Vukoviæa Desisaliæa
	1566 A.D.	Construction of Careva mosque
	1537 A.D.	Establishment of Gazi Husrev-beg Library
	1580 A.D.	Construction of Sijavuš-pašine DAIRE
	From mid 16th to the onset of the 17th century	Construction of Sarajevo èaršija (bazaar) and mahalas (residential quarters)
	1626 A.D.	The journeys of Atanasija GRGIÈEVIÆA
	between 1631 and 1664 A.D.	Activities of Ibrahim-effendi BISTRIGIJA
	1553 A.D.	The seat of Bosnian sandžak moved from Sarajevo to Banja Luka
	1607 A.D.	Sarajevo becomes the seat of Bosanian SANDŽAK for a second time
	1638. i 1640. god.	Construction of Hadži-Sinan’s tekki
	1640	The journey of Pavle Rovinjanin
	The second half of the 17th century	Activities of šejh Hasan KAIMIJA
	1640	Earthquake in Sarajevo
	1644	Great fires in Sarajevo
	1647	The plague epidemic in Sarajevo
	1658	The journey of Pule and Kikle
	1660	The journey of Evlija Èelebija
	1697	Incursion of Eugene of Savoy
	1729-1739	Construction of Sarajevo fortress
	1740-1780	Activities of Mehmed Mejlija GURANIJA
	1747-1757	Period of anarchy in Sarajevo
	1754	Construction of Osman Šehdija’s LIBRARY
	1757	Death of Moriæ brothers
	1766	Rebuilding of Æemaluša MOSQUE
	1774	Construction of Ahmed-effendi Kantamirija’s library
	1775	Construction of Ðumišiæa medresa (Islamic secondary school) building
	1750-1809	Activities of Mula Mustafa BAŠESKIJA
	1783	The plague epidemic in Sarajevo
	1788	Great fires in Sarajevo
	1827	The uprising of the janissaries in Sarajevo
	1831	Movement to achieve autonomy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Husein KAPETAN GRADAŠÈEVIÆ
	1832-1850	Period of domination of Fadil-PASHA Šerifoviæ and Mustafa-Pasha BABIÆ
	1842	The first post office in Sarajevo
	1850-1852	The rule of Omer-Pasha Latas
	1861-1869	Topal Šerif Osman-Pasha, BOSNIAN VIZIER
	1863-1868	Construction of the Orthodox cathedral in SARAJEVO
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PERIOD
	13 July 1878	Berlin Congress instituted Austro-Hungarian rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina
	19 August 1878	Austro-Hungarian troops marched in Sarajevo
	22 August 1878	The Sarajevo Provisional Municipal Statute promulgated in Sarajevo
	1 January 1879	The Sarajevo District Office became operational
	20 June 1880	Omnibus line established between Sarajevo and Ilidža
	4 December 1880	Demolition of the old Konak building initiated
	17 August 1881	Corner stone laid for construction of a new Church of St. Anthony of Padova
	11 November 1881	Construction of the Heinrich Lövy’s brewery at foot of Bistrik hill started
	2 November 1881	The Miljacka River flooded most of the town’s quarters
	14 January 1882	Josip Štadler, the First Vrhbosna Archbishop, visited Sarajevo
	26 August 1882	Ivan Baron Appel appointed the Head of State Administration
	12 December 1882	Opening of the Orthodox theological faculty
	12 December 1882	Opening of the "Evropa" Hotel
	20 March 1884	Beginning of construction works on the Sate Administration building
	27 August 1884	Beginning of the construction of tram tracks in Sarajevo
	28 August 1884	Beginning of the construction works on Sarajevo Cathedral
	28 October 1884	Museum Association established
	1 January 1884	Trams started running through the town
	19 December 1887	Opening of Šerijatska sudaèka škola (Sharia law school)
	6 April 1889	The first volume of the Herald of State Museum in Sarajevo published
	25 May 1890	Opening of the railroad running from Sarajevo to Bosanski Brod
	1 September 1892	Opening of the railroad running from Sarajevo to Konjic
	1 May 1895	The first electric tram started running
	20 April 1896	Opening of the Town Hall
	19 November 1899	Inauguration of the Evangelical Church in Sarajevo
	2 January 1899	Opening of Društveni dom
	13 July 1903	Benjamin Kalaj passed away
	5 October 1908	Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	30 May - 3 June 1910	Staying of Franz Josef I in Sarajevo
	15 June 1910	The first session of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Parliament
	10 October 1910	Census (51.919 inhabitants lived in Sarajevo at the time)
	28 June 1914	Sarajevo assassination
	29 June 1914	Introduction of martial law for the town and county area
	4 July 1914	Reis-ul-ulema appealed on Bosniaks to refrain from violence against Serbs and destruction of their property that took place in the aftermath of Sarajevo assassination
	4 July 1914	The similar appeal was made by Josip Štadler, Archbishop of Vrhbosna
	26 July 1914	Cancellation of the marital law introduced in Sarajevo after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
	28 July 1914	Beginning of the First World War
	12 – 18October 1914	Court trial to the members of the group that took part in Sarajevo assassination
	6 February 1915	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Parliament dissolved
	30 April /1 May 1916	The so-called “summer time” instituted for the first time
1918 - 1945
	26 October 1918	Establishment of the National Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	31 October 1918	Establishment of the Main Board of the Peoples’ Council of Slovenians, Croats and Serbs for BiH
	1 November 1918	The last Austro-Hungarian Land Governor Stjepan Sarkotiæ handed over office to the Main Board of the Peoples’ Council of SCS for BiH
	2 November 1918	The Peoples’ Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina established
	1 December 1918	Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians proclaimed
	31 January 1921	Census (66.317 inhabitants lived in Sarajevo at the time)
	25 February 1924	Sarajevo becomes the seat of Sarajevo district after being the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of the provinces of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
	31 March 1931	Census (78.173 inhabitants in Sarajevo)
	15 June 1930	The seat of the Main Office of Islamic Community transferred from Sarajevo to Belgrade
	15 June 1938	The seat of the Main Office of Islamic Community transferred from Belgrade to Sarajevo
	8 April 1941	The King and Yugoslav Government withdrew from Belgrade to Sarajevo
	6 April 1941	German aviation bombarded Sarajevo
	14 August 1941	Assembly of Ilmija Association "El-Hidaje" adopted resolution that publicly denounces crimes of Ustasha forces
	12 October 1941	At their gathering, Bosniak citizens of Sarajevo adopted the resolution denouncing Ustasha crimes
	26 August 1942	Establishment of the “National Salvation” Committee that included representatives of all Bosniak Muslim associations and institutions
1945 - 1991
	6 April 1945	Partisan units liberated Sarajevo
	26 April 1945	The third session of “State Antifascist Council of National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina” resulting in the development of the institution into the National Parliament
	30 June 1945	General Town Development Plan adopted
	7 October 1965	The Balkan Athletic Games took place in Sarajevo
	31 May 1971	Census (359.448 inhabitants lived in Sarajevo)
	15 February 1984	XIV Winter Olympic Games took place in Sarajevo
1991 - 1995
	30 April 1991	Census (429.672 inhabitants lived in Sarajevo)
	6 April 1992	Beginning of the aggression of Serbia and Monte Negro military forces against Bosnia and Herzegovina
	19 December 1995	Dayton Peace Agreement concluded