17th Century (1600-1699)

• 1600: Sind annexed by the Mughals. End of the Arghun rule in Sindh.

• 1601: Khandesh annexed by the Mughals.

• 1603: Battle of Urmiyah. The Ottoman Empire suffers defeat. Persia occupies Tabriz, Mesopotamia. Mosul and Diyarbekr. Death of Muhammad III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, accession of Ahmed I.

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

• 1605: Death of the Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-Din 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 Ahmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 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 Ottoman Sultan Murad IV. accession of his brother Ibrahim I.

• 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 I deposed; accession of Muhammad IV.

• 1656: Muhammad Kuiprilli becomes the Grand Vizier 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 Suleiman .

• 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 Vizier 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 Vizier 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 Suleiman II.

• 1688: In Indonesia death of Queen Inayat Zakia , accession of the queen Kamalah .

• 1690: Death of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman II, accession of Ahmed II.

• 1692: Death of the Turk Sultan Ahmed II, accession of Mustafa II.

• 1694: In Persia death of Shah Safi , accession of Shah Hussain.

• 1699: In Indonesia death of Queen Kamalah .

See also

• Timeline of Islamic history