city Van: All Data

Van is a city in Turkey. 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

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Van: 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.

590 BC
Mentioned in: Siege of Van
50 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Vaspurakan, part of Kingdom of Armenia
1535 AD
Mentioned in Event: First campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532-1555)
1548 AD
Mentioned in Event: Second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532-1555)
1548 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Van (1548), part of Second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532-1555)
1609 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Eyalet of Van, part of Ottoman Empire
1905 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Villayet of Van, part of Ottoman Empire
1915 AD
Mentioned in Event: Russian Conquest of Armenia
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman offensive (Caucasus campaign)
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Pro-independence and White movements in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Red Army invasion of Georgia and Armenia
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Van Province, part of Republic of Türkiye