Timeline of Mombasa

• 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa. • 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port. • 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida. • 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built. • 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey. • 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi. • 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese. • 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated. • 1631 - Portuguese "expelled." The sultan of Mombasa, christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, assassinated the Portuguese governor, reclaimed his Muslim name of Yusuf ibn al-Hasan, and ordered all Christians in the city to convert to Islam. • 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces. • 1635 - Fort Jesus repaired by Francisco de Seixas e Cabreira. • 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces. • 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces. • 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power. • 1728/9 - A Portuguese force from Goa again held Mombasa, but were driven out by the Muscat Arabs. • 1734 - Mazrui in power. ==19th century==

• 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power. • 1875 - A revolt against Zanzibar was put down with British assistance. • 1885 - Hinduism in Africa Formation of the Hindu Union, and creation of Lord Shiva Temple (Shivaalay) in Central Mombasa. • 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate. • 1896 • Kilindini Harbour inaugurated. • National Bank of India branch and Mombasa Club established. • 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate). • 1899 - Post office built. ==20th century==

• 1901 • Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating. • Jevanjee mosque built. • 1902 - Court of Kenya established. • 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded. • 1904 - Africa Hotel in business. • 1905 • Mombasa Cathedral opens. • Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi. • 1929 - Makupa Causeway built. • 1931 - Nyali Bridge built. • 1937 - Likoni Ferry begins operating. • 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established. • 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens. • 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established. • 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built. • 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa. • Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor. • Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya. • 1973 • 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa. • Population: 301,000 urban agglomeration. • 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded. • 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built. • 1981 • Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established. • 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built. • 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins. • 1986 - Marine Park established. • 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration). • 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor. • 1999 • Mombasa Republican Council formed. • Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use. • 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration). ==21st century==

• 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks. • 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini. • 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established. • Population: 523,183. • 2010 - Population: 905,627 (estimate). • 2012 • 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub. • 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues. • 2013 • October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues. • Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University of Mombasa. • 2017 - Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway begins operating. ==See also==