İznik: History, Former Names & Timeline
Site of the first ecumenical council and, after the Fourth Crusade, capital of the Byzantine government in exile.
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Former names of İznik
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 300 BC | Nicaea | |
| 1331 | İznik |
Timeline of İznik
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 325 | The First Council of Nicaea adopts the Nicene Creed |
| 1097 | The First Crusade takes Nicaea |
| 1204 | Byzantine exiles found the Empire of Nicaea |
| 1331 | The Ottomans take the city |
Who ruled İznik
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Cappadocia |
| 200 BC–2 BC | minor states |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| 400–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–1399 | Byzantine Empire |
| 1400–1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920–1929 | Ottoman Sultanate |
| 1930–1937 | Republic of Turkey |
| 1938–today | Turkey |