Timeline of Turkmenistan

Chronology

15 events spanning the history of Turkmenistan. BCE/CE dating.

1. 600 BCE

   Area of what is now Turkmenistan forms part of the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great.

   Area of what is now Turkmenistan forms part of the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great.

2. 400 BCE

   Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquers Central Asia, including Turkmenistan.

   Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquers Central Asia, including Turkmenistan.

3. 601

   Arabs conquer Central Asia, including Turkmenistan, and introduce Islam.

   Arabs conquer Central Asia, including Turkmenistan, and introduce Islam.

4. 901 – 1300

   Genghis Khan conquers the region, including Turkmenistan.

   Nomadic Oghuz Seljuk tribes, the ancestors of present-day Turkmens, and Mongol immigrate from northeast; Genghis Khan conquers the region, including Turkmenistan.

5. 1881

   Incorporated into Russian Turkestan after Battle of Gok Tepe.

   Area of present-day Turkmenistan incorporated into Russian Turkestan after Battle of Gok Tepe.

6. 1918 – 1920

   Turkmens fight against Bolshevik forces during Russian civil war.

   Turkmens fight against Bolshevik forces during Russian civil war.

7. 1925

   Turkmenistan becomes a fully-fledged constituent republic of the USSR.

   Turkmenistan becomes a fully-fledged constituent republic of the USSR.

8. 1960 – 1967

   Turkmen cotton production expands dramatically.

   Turkmen cotton production expands dramatically following the completion of the Lenin Kara-Kum Canal.

9. 1992

   Turkmenistan adopts a new constitution.

   Turkmenistan adopts a new constitution making the president head of government as well as head of state and giving him the option to appoint a prime minister at any time.

10. 1993

    Turkmenistan introduces the manat as its national currency.

    Turkmenistan introduces the manat as its national currency.