Jerusalem: All Data
Jerusalem is a city in Israel and Palestine. 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
Jerusalem: 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.
1029 BC
Capital of United Monarchy of Israel
929 BC
Capital of Kingdom of Judah
913 BC
Mentioned in: Battle of Mount Zemaraim
731 BC
Mentioned in Event: Syro-Ephraimite War
731 BC
Capital of Kingdom of Judah (Assyria)
701 BC
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (701 BC)
596 BC
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (596 BC), part of Jewish-Babylonian war
596 BC
Capital of Kingdom of Judah (Babylonian Vassal)
587 BC
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
159 BC
Capital of Hasmonean Kingdom
63 BC
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (63 BC)
62 BC
Capital of Hasmonean Kingdom (Rome)
39 BC
Capital of Hasmonean Kingdom (Parthia)
37 BC
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (37 BC)
36 BC
Capital of Herodian Kingdom of Judea
3 BC
Capital of Kingdom of Herod Archelaus
70 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (70)
614 AD
Mentioned in: siege of Jerusalem (614), part of Persian dominance (Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628)
636 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (636-637), part of Conquest of Northern Syria
1074 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquests of Malik Shah I
1099 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Crusade
1099 AD
Mentioned in: siege of Jerusalem (1099), part of First Crusade
1099 AD
Capital of Crusaders (Jerusalem)
1099 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Jerusalem
1187 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of Hattin
1187 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (1087), part of Battle of Hattin
1229 AD
Mentioned in Event: Sixth Crusade
1239 AD
Mentioned in Event: Barons' Crusade
1244 AD
Mentioned in Event: Siege of Jerusalem (1244)
1244 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Jerusalem (1244), part of Siege of Jerusalem (1244)
1609 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Eyalet of Jerusalem, part of Ottoman Empire
1905 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Villayet of Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, part of Ottoman Empire
1917 AD
Mentioned in Event: British Campaign in Palestine
1917 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Jerusalem, part of World War I
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1918 AD
Mentioned in: Capture of Jericho, part of World War I
1920 AD
Capital of Mandatory Palestine
1948 AD
Mentioned in Event: 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 AD
Mentioned in Event: Central Front - Operation Danny
1949 AD
Mentioned in Event: 1949 Armistice Agreements
1950 AD
Mentioned in Event: Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
1967 AD
Mentioned in Event: Six-Day War
1981 AD
Capital of State of Israel
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the District of Jerusalem District, part of State of Israel