Mogadishu: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Mogadishu: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
901 AD
Capital of Mogadishu Sultanate
1501 AD
Capital of Ajuran Sultanate
1543 AD
Capital of Mogadishu
1587 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman backed revolt of Indian Ocean coast
1600 AD
Capital of Ajuran Sultanate
1701 AD
Capital of Hiraab Imamate
1889 AD
Capital of Italian Somaliland
1940 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Governatorate of Somalia, part of Italian East Africa
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
1941 AD
1950 AD
Capital of Trust Territory of Somaliland
1960 AD
Capital of Somali Republic
1969 AD
Capital of Somali Democratic Republic
1991 AD
Capital of Republic of Somalia
1993 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Mogadishu (1993), part of Somali Civil War
1993 AD
Capital of SDM
1993 AD
Capital of SNF
1993 AD
Capital of SPM
1993 AD
Capital of SSDF
2006 AD
Mentioned in Event: Advance of the Islamic Courts Union
2006 AD
Mentioned in Event: Islamic Insurgency Phase
2006 AD
Mentioned in: Second Battle of Mogadishu
2006 AD
Mentioned in: Fall of Mogadishu
2007 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Mogadishu (March–April 2007)
2008 AD
Capital of Al-Shabaab
2009 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Mogadishu (2009)
2009 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of South Mogadishu
2010 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Mogadishu (2010)
2011 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Deynile
2017 AD
Mentioned in: Raid on Barii, part of Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Banaadir, part of Republic of Somalia