Hyderabad through 400 Years

1512	Quli Qutub Shah established Qutub Shahi dynasty by seizing reins of power from Bahamanis. Established fortress city of Golconda.
1562	Hussain Sagar lake was built.
1589	Hyderabad was founded by Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah.
1591	Charminar was built
1614	Work on Mecca Masjid started
1687	Building of Mecca Masjid completed Aurangzeb captured Golconda.
1724	Nizam-ul-Mulk Asif Jah I founded Asif Jahi Dynasty by declaring Independence from Mughal Rulers.
1748	Death of Asif Jah( Nizam-Ul-Mulk - Nizam I) at the age of 78.
1766	Nizam made an alliance with the British.
1769	Nizam Ali Khan Asif Jah shifted the capital to Hyderabad.
1777	Purani haveli constructed by Mir Nizam Ali Khan , the second Nizam
1798	Subsidiary alliance for military and political co-operation signed between the Nizam and the British East India Company. Nizam relinquished control of the state's foreign affaires to British.
1803	Death of Nizam II - Nizam Ali Khan at the age of 72.
1804	Construction of Mir Alam Tank began and completed in 1806
1806	Secunderabad founded
1829	Death of Nizam III - Sikander Jah at the age of 62
1857	Death of Nizam IV - Nasir-Ud-Dowla
1858	A new coinage "Hali Sicca" introduced with inscription 'Sicca-e- Nizamul-Mulk Asif Jah Bhadur'
1864	Hyderabad Medical School established
1866	Birth of Nizam VI - Mahboob Ali Khan
1867	Government Central Printing Press was established
1867	Mir Osman Ali Khan , the last Nizam died on 24 Feb 1967
1868	Basir Bagh Palace was constructed by Sir Asam Jah
1884	Foundation of Falaknuma Palace Official language was changed from Persian to Urdu Director General of Police and Jail Department were established
1887	Sir Ronald Ross discovered the Parasite of Malaria
1908	Disastrous floods in River Musi
1911	Death of Nizam VI- mahaboob Ali Khan at the age of 45.
1915	Construction of High Court began and completed in 1919
1931	Osmania University building Project started
1948	Hyderabad merged into the Indian Union
1956	Hyderabad became capital of Andhra Pradesh
1976	Birla Temple constructed
1986	Death of Nizam V - Afzal-Ud-Dowla at the age of forty three years
1998	Hi-tech City inaugurated