Basra: All Data
Basra is a city in Iraq. 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
Basra: 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.
637 AD
Mentioned in Event: Second invasion of Mesopotamia
656 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of the Camel, part of First Fitna
686 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Harura, part of Second Fitna
686 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Madhar, part of Second Fitna
869 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of the Barges, part of Zanj Rebellion
871 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Basra (871), part of Zanj Rebellion
923 AD
Mentioned in: Sack of Basra
1411 AD
Capital of Jalayirid Sultanate (Timurid Vassal)
1596 AD
Capital of Basra
1609 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Eyalet of Basra, part of Ottoman Empire
1905 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Villayet of Basra, part of Ottoman Empire
1914 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1914 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Basra (1914), part of World War I
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Iraqi War
1947 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Iraqi War
1958 AD
Mentioned in Event: 14 July Revolution
1987 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Basra, part of Iran-Iraq War
1991 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Medina Ridge, part of Liberation of Kuwait
2003 AD
Mentioned in Event: 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Basra (2003), part of 2003 invasion of Iraq
2004 AD
Mentioned in Event: Iraq War
2007 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Basra (2007)
2007 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Al Waki Market
2008 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Basra (2008)
2026 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Governatorate of Basra Governorate, part of Republic of Iraq