Timeline of Karachi
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Karachi, Pakistan. == Prior to 16th century == 326 BCE Alexander the Great set sail from Manora island in Karachi to Babylonia 712 CE Muhammad bin Qasim conquers Sindh 977 to 1524 CE Ghaznavid Empire and then the Delhi Sultanate 1058 CE Soomra dynasty Soomro period from 1058 to 1351 1351 CE Samma dynasty assumed rule over Sindh 1526 - 1821 CE Mughal ascendancy (1526–1707), nominal rule by Mughals (1707–1857) 1521 - 1554 CE Arghun dynasty ruled Sindh 1555 - 1612 CE Tarkhan dynasty controlled Sindh 1568 CE Debal was attacked by the Portuguese Admiral Fernão Mendes Pinto in an attempt to capture or destroy the Ottoman vessels anchored there.