17th Century (1600-1699) C.E.

 

1600 Sind annexed by the Mughals. End of the Arghun rule in Sind.
1601 Khandesh annexed by the Mughals.
1603 Battle of Urmiyah. Turks suffer defeat. Persia occupies Tabriz, Mesopotamia. Mosul and Diyarbekr. Death of Muhammad III, Sultan of Turkey, accession of Ahmad I. In Morocco al Shaikh died.

1604 In Indonesia death of Alauddin Rayat Shah, Sultan of Acheh, accession of Ali Rayat Shah III.

1605 Death of the Mughal emperor Akbar; accession of Jahangir.
1607 Annexation of Ahmadnagar by the Mughals.
1609 Annexation of Bidar by the Mughals
1611 Kuch Behar subjugated by the Mughals.
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 emperor Jahangir, accession of Shah Jahan.
1628 Reign of Safavid Sultan Shah Abbas I comes to an end.
1629 In Persia death of Shah Abbas; accession of grandson Safi.
1631 Death of Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal 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 Indonesia death 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; accession of Muhammad IV.
1656 Muhammad Kuiprilli becomes the Grand Minister in Turkey.
1658 Deposition of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, accession of Aurangzeb.
1661 Death of Muhammad Kuiprilli, accession of his son Ahmad Kuiprilli.
1667 Death of Shah Abbas II; accession of Shah Sulaiman.
1675 Execution of the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur. In Indonesia death of the queen Tajul Alam, accession of the queen Nur ul Alam.

1676 Death of the Grand Wazir of Turkey Ahmad Kuiprilli, succession by Kara Mustafa.
1678 In Indonesia death of the queen Nur ul 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 Vienna and retreat. Kara Mustafa the Grand Wazir executed for the failure of the expedition.

1686 Annexation of Bijapur by the Mughals.
1687 Golkunda annexed by the Mughals. Second battle of Mohads. Defeat of the Turks by Austria. Deposition of Muhammad IV. Accession of Sulaiman II.

1688 In Indonesia death of queen Inayat Zakia, accession of the queen Kamalah.
1690 Death of the Ottoman Sultan Sulaiman II, 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.