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17th Century Timeline
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1. The Treaty of Nijmegen ends the hostilities with France
1678
1639
1660
1607
2. Maratha Empire founded inIndia by Shivaji.
1639
1636
1667
1674
3. Siamese revolution of 1688 ousted French influence and virtually severed all ties with the West until the 19th century.
1680
1672
1688
1605
4. Louis XIV accepts the Spanish crown on behalf of his grandson Philip of Anjou - triggering the War of the Spanish Succession
1621
1700
1688
1645
5. The Northern Wars cement Sweden's rise as a Great Power.
1674
1664
1648
1655
6. Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1647
1625
1687
1680
7. Bethlen Gabor - Prince of Transylvania joins Protestant Rebels.
1618
1682
1627
1661
8. TheFirst Anglo-Dutch War begins.
1652
1667
1664
1627
9. The Great Plague of London.
1616
1627
1665
1655
10. St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican completed.
1620
1692
1647
1626
11. The Netherlands and Spain agree to a Twelve Years' Truce in the Eighty Years' War.
1689
1682
1622
1609
12. Sultan Mehmed IV - advised by Kara Mustafa - decides to disregard the existing peace treaty with Leopold I - due to expire in 1684.
1636
1668
1682
1610
13. The Commonwealth of England ends and the monarchy is brought back during the English Restoration.
1660
1601
1672
1676
14. The Manchu conquer China ending the Ming Dynasty. The subsequent Qing Dynasty rules until 1912.
1644
1655
1689
1602
15. Lynching of Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis de Witt in the Hague
1700
1605
1672
1665
16. The Northern Wars cement Sweden's rise as a Great Power.
1625
1655
1662
1673
17. Polish
1700
1613
1699
1636
18. Capture of Ormuz; The island of Hormuz was captured by an Anglo-Persian force from Portuguese.
1632
1642
1622
1692
19. The last remaining Moriscos (Moors who had nominally converted to Christianity) in Spain are expelled.
1606
1669
1616
1636
20. William ascends to the throne over England - Scotland - and Ireland.
1700
1689
1601
1618
21. Cardinal Richelieu lays siege to Protestant La Rochelle which eventually capitulates.
1636
1607
1627
1639
22. The Dutch WestIndia Company invades the Portuguese colony of Bahia in Brazil.
1688
1637
1689
1624
23. British troops capture New Amsterdam and rename it New York.
1682
1627
1664
1700
24. The Time of Troubles in Russia ends with the establishment of the House of Romanov which rules until 1917.
1636
1642
1613
1611
25. The Dutch WestIndia Company invades the Portuguese colony of Bahia in Brazil.
1633
1624
1680
1605
26. Shimabara Rebellion of Japanese Christians - ronin and peasants against Edo.
1620
1637
1641
1622
27. Death of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
1603
1632
1616
1690
28. The Treaty of Zurawno brings Polish-Ottoman hostilities to a halt.
1627
1673
1632
1676
29. The Grand Alliance sought to stop French expansion during the Nine Years War.
1655
1623
1602
1688
30. As chief minister - Cardinal Richelieu centralises power in France.
1619
1644
1624
1672
31. Harvard University is founded in Cambridge - Massachusetts.
1644
1674
1610
1636
32. The Karposh rebellion is crushed in present-day Republic of Macedonia - Skopje is retaken by the Ottoman Turks. Karposh is killed - and the rebels are defeated. Giles Cory was pressed to death during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s
1613
1682
1689
1695
33. New Amsterdam founded by the Dutch WestIndia Company in North America.
1616
1648
1625
1640
34. Captain Willem Janszoon and his crew aboard the Dutch EastIndia Company ship Duyfken becomes the first recorded Europeans to sight and make landfall in Australia.
1655
1610
1606
1696
35. Peace Treaty of Lisbon between Spain and Portugal recognizes Portugal as independent country.
1668
1632
1648
1613
36. The Great Turkish War halts the Ottoman Empire's expansion into Europe.
1662
1667
1682
1688
37. The earliest known first-class cricket match took place in Sussex.
1697
1632
1685
1645
38. The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas - the oldest existing university in Asia - established by the Dominican Order in Manila
1611
1648
1661
1616
39. La Salle explores the length of the Mississippi River and claims Louisiana for France.
1697
1672
1682
1648
40. The Deluge wars leave Polish
1648
1642
1667
1660
41. Maffeo Barberini is elected Pope Urban VIII at the Papal conclave of 1623.
1623
1606
1689
1688
42. Kara Mustafa becomes Grand Vizier.
1620
1685
1692
1676
43. Famine in Finland wipes out almost a third of the population.
1624
1651
1639
1696
44. Portugal defeats the Kongo Empire at the Battle of Mbwila.
1665
1607
1631
1700
45. Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before theInquisition.
1616
1633
1695
1607
46. The Pasha of Buda supports Imre Th
1681
1620
1641
1624
47. Cardinal Richelieu lays siege to Protestant La Rochelle which eventually capitulates.
1651
1627
1663
1700
48. Death of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
1678
1616
1624
1644
49. The Bank of England is established.
1700
1694
1662
1618
50. The Time of Troubles in Russia ends with the establishment of the House of Romanov which rules until 1917.
1613
1619
1661
1601