Timbuktu: All Data
Timbuktu is a city in Mali. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Timbuktu: 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.
1434 AD
Capital of Timbuktu
1591 AD
Capital of Pashalik of Timbuktu (Morocco)
1604 AD
Capital of Pashalik of Timbuktu
2012 AD
Mentioned in Event: Islamist-nationalist conflict in Azawad
2012 AD
Mentioned in Event: Tuareg rebellion
2013 AD
Mentioned in Event: Malian Counterattack with foreign support
2013 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Timbuktu, part of Malian Counterattack with foreign support
2013 AD
Mentioned in: Second Battle of Timbuktu
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Tombouctou Region, part of Republic of Mali