17th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1605 | Akbar dies, and is succeeded by his son Jehangir. | |
| 1606 | Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs. | |
| 1612 | British India (to 1947) | |
| East India Company (to 1757) | ||
| 1628 | Jehangir announces "Chain of Justice" outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies, and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan. | |
| 1630 | Birth of Shivaji Maharaj. | |
| 1644 | Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs | |
| Shivaji takes oath of Independence at Raireshwar. | ||
| 1658 | Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal, Jama Masjid, and Red Fort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies, and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb. | |
| 1659 | Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset in Indian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general). | |
| 1661 | Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs. | |
| 1665 | Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs. | |
| 1674 | Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops, and establishes Maratha Empire. | |
| 1675 | Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs. | |
| 1680 | Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
Sambhaji became 2nd Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire |
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| 1681 | Aurangzeb invades the Deccan | |
| 1689 | March | 1689,Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj dies. |
| 1696 | Danish India (to 1869) | |
| 1699 | Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa, the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. |
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