The Story of Coimbatore
Important Events
10th Century
Ancient Tamil Nadu was broadly classified into five regions based on its rulers and their literary and architectural contribution to that region and its economy and Coimbatore was a part of Kongu Nadu
The medieval Cholas conquered Kongu Nadu in the 10th century.
12th Century
Marudamalai is a popular 12th century hill temple build by Tamil kings during sangam period as shown in purananuru.The name 'Marudham' is derived from the native trees marudha maram (Terminalia arjuna) present in the hill where the temple is situated and 'malai' in Tamil language is meant hill or mountain.
1776
Tipu Sultan builds Kottaimedu mosque in Coimbatore, 4 years before he takes over as the Ruler of Mysore kingdom.
1799
Following the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, the British East India Company annexed Coimbatore to the Madras Presidency in 1799.
1801
The Coimbatore region played a prominent role in the Second Poligar War (1801) when it was under the area of operations of Dheeran Chinnamalai.
1804
Coimbatore was made a district and as the district headquarters on 24 November. (The Coimbatore district then included the current districts of Nilgiris, Tirupur, Erode, and parts of Kerala.)
1830
CSI Immanuel Church established in 1830.This church is the oldest church in Coimbatore
1877
Clock tower installed at Town Hall in memory of A.T. Thiruvenkataswamy Mudaliar.This is considered as the symbol of Coimbatore.
1900
Nallepilly earthquake impacts Coimbatore on 8 February 1900. 6 on Reichter scale. Clock tower and Central jail had damages.The eastern bell tower of St. Michael’s Cathedral also collapsed.
1914
Samikannu Vincent builds first ever theatre in South India - the Variety Hall Talkies near Town Hall, now called Delite theatre.
1998
12 blasts across 11 locations rock Coimbatore on 14 February 1998. 58 were killed and over 200 injured.
Several bombs that failed to detonate were defused by bomb disposal squads of the Army, National Security Guards and Tamil Nadu Commando School.
2009
Coimbatore Vizha inaugurated in 2009.
Coimbatore Vizha is an annual festival of Coimbatore, India. The nine day event seeks to bring together all citizens to celebrate the perennial spirit of Coimbatore.
One of the key attractions is an open double decker bus that dons festival signage and offers free city tours. The bus ride covers popular locations and some heritage buildings in the city.
2010
World Classical Tamil Conference 2010 was held in the city from 23 June – 27 June 2010. (The conference theme song was Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam.)