Table of Contents
17th Century (1600-1699) C.E.
| 1600: | Sind annexed by the Mughals. End ofthe Arghun rule in Sind. |
| 1601: | Khandesh annexed by the Mughals. |
| 1603: | Battle of Urmiyah. Turks sufferdefeat. Persia occupies Tabriz, Mesopotamia. Mosul and Diyarbekr. Deathof Muhammad III, Sultan of Turkey, accession of Ahmad I. In Morocco alShaikh died. |
| 1604: | In Indonesia death of Alauddin RayatShah, Sultan of Acheh, accession of Ali Rayat Shah III. |
| 1605: | Death of the Mughal emperor Akbar;accession of Jahangir. |
| 1607: | Annexation of Ahmadnagar by theMughals. |
| 1609: | Annexation of Bidar by the Mughals |
| 1611: | Kuch Behar subjugated by theMughals. |
| 1612: | Kamrup annexed by the Mughals. |
| 1617: | Death of Ahmad I, Sultan of Turkey,accession of Mustafa; Deposition of Mustafa: accession of Othman II. |
| 1618: | Tipperah annexed by the Mughals.: ‘ |
| 1620: | In Turkey deposition of Mustafa,accession of Othman II. |
| 1623: | In Turkey Mustafa recaptured power. |
| 1625: | In Turkey deposition of Mustafa,accession of Murad IV. |
| 1627: | Death of the Mughal emperorJahangir, accession of Shah Jahan. |
| 1628: | Reign of Safavid Sultan Shah Abbas Icomes to an end. |
| 1629: | In Persia death of Shah Abbas;accession of grandson Safi. |
| 1631: | Death of Mumtaz Mahal, wife ofMughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the lady of Taj Mahal, Agra. |
| 1637: | Death of Iskandar Muda in Indonesia;accession of Iskandar II. |
| 1640: | Death of Otthman Sultan Murad IV.accession of his brother Ibrahim. |
| 1641: | Turks capture Azov. In Indonesiadeath of Iskandar II; accession of the Queen Tajul Alam. |
| 1642: | In Persia death of Shah Safi,accession of Shah Abbas II. |
| 1648: | In Turkey Ibrahim deposed; accessionof Muhammad IV. |
| 1656: | Muhammad Kuiprilli becomes the GrandMinister in Turkey. |
| 1658: | Deposition of the Mughal emperorShah Jahan, accession of Aurangzeb. |
| 1661: | Death of Muhammad Kuiprilli,accession of his son Ahmad Kuiprilli. |
| 1667: | Death of Shah Abbas II; accession ofShah Sulaiman. |
| 1675: | Execution of the Sikh Guru TeghBahadur. In Indonesia death of the queen Tajul Alam, accession of thequeen Nur ul Alam. |
| 1676: | Death of the Grand Wazir of TurkeyAhmad Kuiprilli, succession by Kara Mustafa. |
| 1678: | In Indonesia death of the queen Nurul Alam, accession of the queen Inayat Zakia. |
| 1680: | Death of Marhatta chieftain Shivaji. |
| 1682: | Assam annexed by the Mughals.Aurangzeb shifts the capital to Aurangabad in the Deccan. |
| 1683: | The Turks lift the siege of Viennaand retreat. Kara Mustafa the Grand Wazir executed for the failure ofthe expedition. |
| 1686: | Annexation of Bijapur by theMughals. |
| 1687: | Golkunda annexed by the Mughals.Second battle of Mohads. Defeat of the Turks by Austria. Deposition ofMuhammad IV. Accession of Sulaiman II. |
| 1688: | In Indonesia death of queen InayatZakia, accession of the queen Kamalah. |
| 1690: | Death of the Ottoman Sultan SulaimanII, accession of Ahmad II. |
| 1692: | Death of the Turk Sultan Ahmad II,accession of Mustafa II. |
| 1694: | In Persia death of Shah Safi,accession of Shah Hussain. |
| 1699: | In Indonesia death of Queen Kamalah. |