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. 
 
 
 

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