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Chronology of events related to the history of Meedhoo
| DATES | EVENTS | |
| 26 June 1153 (Fri) | Maldives officially converts to Islam | Theemugey Mahakalaminja was the King |
| (2 Rabeeul Aakhir 548) | ||
| 18 May 1558 (Wed) | Portuguese invades Maldives | |
| (01 Shaubaan 965) | ||
| 01 July 1573 (Wed) | Maldives regains independence from the Portuguese | |
| (01 Rabeeul Awwal 981) | ||
| 1582 | Vaadhoo Dhannakaleygefaan passes away. | Bodu Thakurufan's era |
| (990) | ||
| 1645 | Qazi Mohamed Shamsuddin passes away | |
| (1055) | ||
| 1650 | Kalhihaari Dhonbui Naib passes away | |
| (1060) | ||
| 1659 | Ibrahim Naib Fadithakurufan passes away | |
| (1070) | ||
| 1661 | Hassan Thaajuddeen was born | |
| (1072) | ||
| 1661 | Hussain Quthubuddin passes away | |
| (1072) | ||
| 1661 | Qazi Hassan Thakurufaan the son of Ibrahim Fadiyaiy Thakurufan appointed as the Chief Justice | Ibrahim Iskandhar's era |
| (1072) | ||
| 1661 | Qazi Hussain Quthubuddeen passes away in Male' | |
| (1072) | ||
| 1663 | Qazi Mahmood Ranfuthu Fandiyaar appointed as the Chief Justice | |
| (1074) | ||
| 1665 | Shihaabuddin passes away | |
| (1076) | ||
| 1678 | Qazi Mahmood Ranfuthu Fandiyaar passes away | |
| (1089) | ||
| 1678 | Devvadhoo Mohamed the son Ali Thukkala appointed as the Chief Justice | |
| (1089) | ||
| 1690 | Hassan Thaajuddeen returns the country after self exile. | |
| (1102) | ||
| 1691 | Sayyid Rasgefaan passes away. | |
| (1103) | ||
| 11 Nov 1692 (Tue) | Hassan Thaajuddeen appointed as the Chief Justice | Muhiyyudeenul Adil's era |
| (02 Rabeeul Awwal 1104) | ||
| 1695 | Khatheeb Siraajudeen of Meedhoo who is also known as Fonadhoo Khatheeb Thakurufan passes away. | |
| (1107) | ||
| 21 Jan 1701 (Fri) | Hassan Thaajuddeen goes to Mecca with the family & returned very soon. | |
| (11 Shaubaan 1112) | ||
| 08 Jan 1704 (Tue) | Hassan Thaajuddeen goes to Hajj with Sultan Ibrahim Muzuhiruddeen. | Muzuhirideen's era |
| (01 Ramazan 1115) | ||
| 17 Feb 1705 (Tue) | Hassan Thaajuddeen, appointed as the Chief Justice for the second time. | Dhiyamigili era |
| (22 Shawwal 1116) | ||
| 1707 | Qazi Abdul Hakeem passes away in Jiddha | |
| (1119) | ||
| 1711 | Ali Edhuru Thakurufaan passes away in Male' | |
| (1123) | ||
| 28 Dec 1717 (Tue) | Kudaibeefaan daughter of Ahmed Shihaabuddeen passes away | |
| (25 Muharram 1130) | ||
| 12 March 1726 (Tue) | Umar Didi the son of Kon'dey Alimanikfan passes away | |
| (8 Rajab 1138) | ||
| 27 Feb 1727 (Thur) | Hassan Thaajuddeen passes away. | |
| (06 Rajab 1139) | ||
| 1729 | Khatheeb Ali Edhuru passes away | |
| (1142) | ||
| 1745 | Bandeyri Hassan Manikfaan was born | 25th Year of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar 2 's reign |
| (1158) | ||
| 1746 | Gamu Naaib Hussain Afeefuddeen passes away. | |
| (1159) | ||
| 1747 | Ahmed Haaji Edhurukaleygefaan passes away in Male' | |
| (1160) | ||
| 29 Nov 1748 (Fri) | Hulhudhoogey Aaminaafaan (daughter of Bodufuththakurufan) passes away | |
| (08 Zulhijja 1161) | ||
| March 1753 | Aminth daughter of daughter of Ibrahim son of Bodufuththakurufan son of Qazi Hussain Quthubuddeen passes away. | |
| (Jumaadhil Awwal 1166) | ||
| 07 April 1753 (Sat) | Dhon Bandarain regains control of Male' and Malabars were beaten. | |
| (03 Jumaadhil Akhir 1166) | ||
| 04 April 1762 (Sun) | Mohamed Manikfan the son of Sultan Ibrahim Muzuhirudeen passes away | |
| (09 Ramazan 1175) | at the age of 85, buried in the graveyard of Ga. Kon'dey Hukuru Miskiy. | 3rs Year of Sultan Hassan Izzudeen |
| 17 Feb 1767 (Tue) | Ganduvaru Dhon Hassan thakurufaan the son of Kuda Vazeer Mohamed Thakurufaan passes away. | |
| (17 Ramazan 1180) | ||
| 20 May 1768 (Fri) | Teacher of Ban'deyri Hassan Manikfaan, Mohamed Edhurukaleyge, the son of Hithadhoo Thun'dee Yoosuf Kaleyge passes away | |
| (05 Muharram 1183 (Fri) | ||
| 1784 | Qazi Mohamed Muhibbuddeen (Sheikhul Islam) son of Naib Hussein Afeefuddeen passes away in Male' | |
| (1199) | ||
| 04 April 1807 (Sat) | Bandeyri Hassan Manikfaan passes away at the age of 64 | |
| (24 Muharram 1222 (Sat) | ||
| 1811 | Qazi Ibrahim Siraajudeen passes away | |
| (1226) | ||
| 1833 | Aisaadharu Dhonbeyya was born | |
| (1249) | ||
| 28 March 1853 (Mon) | Ganduvaru Hussain Thakurufan (father of Dhonbeyya) passes away | |
| (18 Jumaadhil Akhir 1269) | ||
| 01 September 1864 (Thur) | Ahmed Bandaara Naaib, the son of Qazi Siraajudeen and the step-father of Naaib Thuthu passes away in Maaeboodhoo | |
| (29 Rabeeul Awwal 1281) | ||
| 24 September 1868 (Thur) | Qazi Muhibbudeen passes away & Majududeen of Addu appointed as Chief Justice | |
| (7 Jimaadhil Aakhir 1285) | ||
| 07 May 1870 (Sat) | Qazi Ibrahim Majudhudheen passes away, and Moosa Badurudeen appointed chief Justice | |
| (06 Safar 1287) | ||
| 1875 | Qazi Moosa Badhurudheen passes away in Meedhoo | |
| (1292) | ||
| 1875 | Sheikh El-Haajju Abdul Rahman was born | |
| (1292) | ||
| 1880 | Edhurugey Ahmed Didi was born | |
| (1298) | ||
| 16 January 1882 (Mon) | Imaadudeen passes away, since then Dhonbeyya visited Male' only 4 times and all these visits were due to Faiykolhu from the Sultan. | |
| (25 Safar 1299) | ||
| 22 January 1882 (Sun) | Ganduvaru Hassan Didi passes away. | |
| (1)(02 Rabeeul Awwal 1299) | ||
| 1883 | Naaib Thuthu returns from Colombo after studies. | |
| (1300) | ||
| 16 Dec 1887 (Fri) | Maldives becomes a British protectorate. Athireegey Ibrahim Dhoshimeyna Kilegefaan was the Prime Minister. Sultan Mohamed Mueenuddeen II was the king. | |
| (01 Rabeeul Aakhir 1305) | ||
| 19 May 1888 (Sat) | Bodufenvalhugey Seedi was born | |
| (08 Ramazan 1305) | ||
| 20 Jun 1888 (Wed) | Bodufenvalhugey Seedhee was born | |
| (10 Shawwal 1305) | ||
| 28 August 1889 (Wed) | Ismail Bahauddin passes away | |
| (1307) | ||
| 1891 - 1892 | Hushaamudeen was the Chief Justice. Edhurugey Ahmed Didi studies from him. | |
| (1309 - 1310) | ||
| 1892 | Naaib Thuthu was brought to Male' after banishment to Maaeboodhoo | |
| (1310) | ||
| 29 November 1892 (Tue) | Nooradheen Radhun passes away | |
| (9 Jumaadhil awwal 1310) | ||
| 1893 | Salaahuddeen went Addu with Dhonbeyya for studying. Dhonbeyya starts teaching Edhurugey Ahmed Didi, Aisaadhar Ahmed Didi & Salaahudeen on this year and their age at that time was 13 years | |
| (1311) | ||
| 04 November 1895 (Mon) | Meedhoo Fenna Manikfan was born | |
| (14 Jumaadhil Awwal 1313) | ||
| 1897 | Edhurugey Ahmed Didi comes to Male' to meet with Salaahudeen | |
| (1315) | ||
| 22 April 1898 (Fri) | Edhurugey Kadhaafan passes away | |
| (30 Zulqaidha 1317) | ||
| 23 December 1900 (Sun) | Salaahudeen was made the Bandaara Naaib. Also Haajee Imaadudeen leaves for Hajj. | |
| (01 Ramazan 1318) | ||
| 16 May 1903 (Sat) | Elhegey Ali Didi (Chief Justice) passes away. | |
| (18 Safar 1321) | ||
| 1903 | Elhehishigey Dhon Manik goes to his island (Meedhoo) with the wife and the daughter of qazi Ali Didi, after returning from his studies in Mecca. | |
| 1321 | ||
| 28 February 1904 (Sun) | Thuthu banished again to Maaeboodho, later he died on this island | |
| (11 Hajj 1321) | ||
| 1905 | Bodutharutheeb was printed, Sheikh Abdul Rahman was one of the caligraphers to write the book | |
| (1323) | ||
| 1906 | Salaahudeen spends six months in Addu. | |
| (1324) | ||
| 30 October 1907 (Wed) | Naaib Thuthu passes away in Maaeboodhoo at the age of 62+ | |
| (22 Ramazan 1325) | ||
| 05 September 1908 (Sat) | Elhegey Mohamed Didi passes away | |
| (09 Shauban 1326) | ||
| 04 January 1909 (Mon) | Kalhihaari Ahmed Didi passes away, in Colombo | |
| (11 Hajj 1326) | ||
| 1909 | Wife & daughter of Qazi Ali Didi passes away on a Hajj trip | |
| (1327) | ||
| 1910 | ||
| (1328) | ||
| 12 February 1913 (Wed) | Dheshenaage Hawwa Manike passes away. | |
| (5 Rabeeul Awwal 1331) | ||
| 11 August 1913 (Mon) | Gazee Velidhoogey Hussain Didi passes away. | |
| (08 Ramazan 1331) | ||
| 28 Aug 1916 (Mon) | Aisaadharu Dhonbeyya passes away | |
| (29 Shawwal 1334) | ||
| 19 January 1917 (Fri) | Dheshenaage Dhonmanike daughter of Majududeen paases away | |
| (25 Rabeeul Awwal 1335) | ||
| May 1919 | Faathumath Didi, wife of Edhurugey Ahmed Didi passes away | |
| (Shaubaan 1337) | ||
| 08 October 1921 (Sat) | Meedhoo Kalhihaari Odi leaves from Meedhoo | |
| (06 Safar 1340) | ||
| 26 December 1921 (Mon) | Sheikh Abdul Rahman visits Maldives first time after his studies in Egypt he came on Fathuhul Bari (Kuda Naakolhu) and stayed in the house of Sayyid Kilegefan's house | |
| (26 Rabeeul Aakhir 1340) | ||
| 13 Jan 1922 (Fri) | Sheikh Abdul Rahman Leaves from Male' to his island (Meedhoo) | |
| (14 Jimaadhil Ula 1340) | ||
| 29 January 1922 (Sun) | Edhurugey Ahmed Didi passes away in Mumbaasa at the age of 43 | |
| (01 Jumaadhil Aakhira 1340) | ||
| 6 June 1922 (Tues) | Sheikh Abdul Rahmed was brought from his island to Male' | |
| (10 Shawwal 1340) | ||
| 11 June 1922 (Sun) | Abdul Rahman was expelled from Maldives and sent to Egypt on Athiyyathul Rahman (Governent's Bodu Naakolhu) | |
| (15 Shawwal 1340) | ||
| 03 June 1923 (Sun) | Kaddamanike, daughter of Majududeen passed away. | |
| (18 Shawwal 1341) | ||
| 13 February 1925 (Fri) | Bodufenvalhugey Seedhee banished to Makunudhoo | |
| (19 Rajab 1343) | ||
| 1925 | Book on Maldivian Medicine (Dhivehi Beys) written by Aisaadharu Ahmed Didi | |
| (1344) | ||
| 21 Oct 1926 (Thur) | Fenna Manikfaan appointed (with the Faiykolhu) as Naaib of Feydhoo & Hithadhoo | |
| (14 Rabeeul Aakhir 1345) | ||
| 20 April 1927 (Wed) | Majeediyya opens under the name Madhrusathul Saniyya | |
| (17 Shawwal 1345) | ||
| 21 Nov 1927 (Mon) | Fenna Manikfaan starts the journey to go to Hajj with Hussain Salahuddeen | |
| (26 Jumaadhil Awwal 1346) | ||
| 1928 | Fenna Manikfaan appointed as one among the Khatheebs of Meedhoo | |
| (1347) | ||
| 04 July 1932 (Mon) | Elhehishigey Dhon Manik passes away at the age of 66+ | |
| (29 Safar 1351 (Mon) at 0815) | ||
| 1933 | Sheikh Abdul Rahman visits Maldives second time with his familyafter his studies in Egypt (in sometime after 19 Rabeeul Awwal or 12 July) | |
| (1352) | ||
| 08 December 1936 (Tues) | Haaji Abdul Rahmaan passes away. | |
| (23 Ramazan 1355 [Tues]) | ||
| 28 Sep 1941 (Sun) | Britain built a military base in Addu Atoll during the Second World War | |
| (06 Ramazan 1360) | ||
| 29 Dec 1943 (Wed) | Meedhoo School opened by the name "Hidaaya School". | |
| (01 Muharram 1363) | ||
| 26 September 1944 (Tue) | Fenna Manikfaan assigned with additional responsibilities as Naaib of Hulhudhoo & Meedhoo | |
| (08 Shawwal 1365) | ||
| 1945 | British military forces leaves from Addu Atoll as World War II ends. | |
| (1364) | ||
| 03 July 1948 (Sat) | Fenna Manikfaan proclaimed with the title of Fenna through Koli (Gong Ceremony) | |
| (25 Shaubaan 1367) | ||
| 1948 | Construction of Meedhoo Kaaduge completes | |
| (1367) | ||
| 1948 | People of Gan returns back to Gan from Hithadhoo Maamendhoo | Amin Didi just begins to run the affairs of Govnmt |
| 1367 | Katheeb Dhon Rahaa was the Chief of Gan | |
| 08 Oct 1950 (Sun) | Fenna Manikfaan goes with other delegates on an official visit to Colombo on behalf of the Government to persuade and convince Abdul Majeed Rannabandeyri Kilegefaan to accept the throne. | Amin Didi incharge of the Government |
| (25 Zulhijja 1369) | ||
| 1950 | Fenna Manikfaan goes to Hajj for the second time. | |
| (1370) | ||
| 01 Jan 1953 Thur) | First Republic declared by Mr. Amin Didi swearing as the President. | The first Republic declared |
| (15 Rabeeul Aakir 1372) | ||
| 21 Aug 1953 (Fri) | The fist Republic was abolished by a coup. Then a revolutionary council headed by Mr. Velaanaagey Ibrahim Mohamed Didi assumed the power of running the country. | The first Republic aboloshed |
| (11 Zul Hijja 1372) | ||
| 25 November 1955 (Fri) | British forces arrive (2nd time) in Gan to build an RAF staging post | Sultan Mohamed Fareed Didi was the King |
| (10 Rabeeul Aakhir 1375) | Ibrahim Faamdheyrikilegefan was the Premire | |
| 15 December 1956 (Sat) | Kilegefaan signs on the MOU to lease Gan and a demarcated area in Hithadu | |
| (12 Jumadhil Awwal 1376) | for 100 years | |
| 20 October 1957 (Sun) | Kilegefaan arrives in Addu by a Sea Plane to arrange the relocation of people | |
| (26 Rabeeul Awwal 1377) | Ibrahim Shihab and Ahmed Zaki accompanied the prime minister | |
| 22 October 1957 (Tue) | Decision was made by the committee to relocate People of Gan to Feydhoo. | |
| (28 Rabeeul Awwal 1377) | and the people of Feydhoo to Maradhoo | |
| 13 November 1957 (Wed) | Begins to pay compensations to the People of Gan and Feydhoo | |
| (20 Rabeeul Aakhir 1377) | ||
| 10 December 1957 (Tue) | Relocation of the people of Gan and Feydhoo begins | |
| (18 Jimaadhil Awwal 1377) | ||
| 11 December 1957 (Wed) | Kilegefan had to return Male' after arrangements in Addu Atoll, and due to his | |
| (19 Jimaadhil Awwal 1377) | poor health he was compelled to resign. | |
| 12 December 1957 (Thur) | Ibrahim Nasir becomes the prime minister due to resignation of Kilegefan | |
| (20 Jimaadhil Awwal 1377) | ||
| 01 Jan 1958 (Wed) | Gregorian Calender has been adopted to write dates instead of Hijri Calender | |
| (10 Jumaadhil Aakhir 1377) | ||
| 06 January 1958 (Mon) | Ibrahim Nasir orders to halt the relocation activities of Gan until further notice | Richards Costain was carrying out the construction |
| (15 Jimaadhil Aakhira 1377) | But at that time majority of the houses were relocated | Nasir also orders to stop the works |
| 06 May 1958 (Tue) | Fenna Manikfaan awarded with a Faiykolhu as Naaib of Meedhoo. | |
| (17 Shawwal 1377) | ||
| 01 Jan 1959 (Thur) | Three southern atolls become rebellious and declared independent. | |
| (21 Jumaadhil Aakhir 1378) | ||
| 14 February 1960 (Sun) | Nasir signs an agreement with Britain to lease Gan and 110 acres of land from | |
| (16 Shauban 1379) | Hithadhoo for 30 years on free of charge basis | |
| 01 Aug 1962 (Wed) | Bora Traders leave the country and Maldives gains trade independence. | |
| (30 Safar 1382) | ||
| 08 May 1963 (Wed) | Fenna Manikfaan passes away. | |
| (13 Zulhijja 1382) | ||
| 23 Sep 1963 (Mon) | The rebelious southern atolls revoked and the country was reunified. | Nasir was the Prime Minister |
| (05 Jumaadhil Awwal 1383) | ||
| 26 Jul 1965 (Mon) | Maldives becomes independent. Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir signs on behalf of the Maldives. | |
| (26 Rabeeul Awwal 1385) | ||
| 02 Jun 1970 (Tue) | Bodufenvalhugey Seedhee passed away | Nasir was the President |
| (27 Rabeeul Awwal 1390) |
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