Timeline of Jerusalem


This is a timeline of major events in the History of Jerusalem; a city that had been fought over sixteen times in its history. During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.

Chalcolithic

Jerusalem becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Judah and, according to the Bible, for the first few decades even of a wider united kingdom of Judah and Israel, under kings belonging to the House of David.

Under Alexander, the Ptolemaies">Ptolemaic dynasty">Ptolemaies, and [Seleucid]s

Early Roman period

, 1892.

Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates

First Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099–1187)

The Crusader defeat at the Battle of Hattin leads to the end of the First Crusader Kingdom. During the Second Crusader Kingdom, the Crusaders can only gain a foothold in Jerusalem on a limited scale, twice through treaties, and again for a last time between 1241 and 1244.

Early Ottoman period

Partition into West (Israel) and East (Jordan)