1650s

1650s

ignificant events and trends

* Cape Town founded by the Dutch East India Company in South Africa.
* Anglo-Dutch Wars begin.
* Oliver Cromwell takes over England during an interregnum
*Massacre of the Waldensians in 1655 by troops of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy prompting John Milton's sonnet "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont".
* 1658: After his father Shah Jahan completes the Taj Mahal, his son Aurangzeb deposes him as ruler of the Mughal Empire.
* Origin of Quakers
* The Northern Wars cement Sweden's rise as a Great Power.

World leaders

*King Louis XIV of France (1643 - 1715).
*King Frederick III of Denmark (1648 - 1670).
*Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653 - 1658).
*Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1658 - 1659).
*Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637 - 1657).
*Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658 - 1705).
*King John II of Poland (1649 - 1668).
*King John IV of Portugal (1640 - 1656).
*King Afonso VI of Portugal (1656 - 1667).
*Tsar Aleksey I of Russia (1645 - 1676).
*King Philip IV of Spain (1621 - 1665).
*Queen Christina of Sweden (1632 - 1654).
*King Charles X of Sweden (1654 - 1660).
* Mughal Empire
# Padshah Shah Jahan(1628-1658)
# Murad Baksh(1658)
# Padshah Aurangazeb(1659-1707)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1650s in Canada — See also: 1640s in Canada, other events of the 1650s, 1660s in Canada and the list of years in Canada . Events* 1649 64: the Beaver Wars: Encouraged by the English, and the need for more beaver for trade (their own area being hunted out),… …   Wikipedia

  • 1650s in South Africa — See also: 1640s in South Africa, other events of the 1650s, 1660s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events1652* 6 April Jan van Riebeeck lands at the Cape and sets up a supply station and fortifications for the Dutch East …   Wikipedia

  • 1650s in archaeology — The decade of the 1650s in archaeology involved some significant events.Explorations*Excavations*Finds*Other events*Births* George Wheler.Deaths* …   Wikipedia

  • 1650s BC — Events and trends*c. 1655 BC Tan Uli, the ruler of the Elamite Empire, dies. *c. 1650 BC Greeks start to live in Mycenae. *c. 1650 BC Middle Kingdom ends in Ancient Egypt (other date is 1674 BC). *c. 1650 BC Second Intermediate Period starts in… …   Wikipedia

  • 1650s in architecture — TOC Buildings* 1650 The Marian column in Prague erected. (Destroyed 1918) * 1653 The Taj Mahal (begun in 1630) is completed. * 1653 The Radziwill Palace in Vilnius is completed. * 1656 The Colonnade of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome is started by… …   Wikipedia

  • 1650s in piracy — See also: list of years of Piracy .Events1650*Pirates out of Tortuga loot and sack Santiago de los Caballeros, a frontier town between the French and Spanish territories of Santo Domingo. [ Snelders, Stephen. The Devil s Anarchy . New York:… …   Wikipedia

  • List of state leaders in 1650s BC — 1660s BC state leaders Events of 1650s BC 1640s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… …   Wikipedia

  • List of state leaders in 1640s BC — 1650s BC state leaders Events of 1640s BC 1630s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… …   Wikipedia

  • 1650-1700 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1650 1700 in Western European clothing is characterised by rapid change. Following the end of the Thirty Years War and the Restoration of England s Charles II, military influences in men s clothing were replaced by a brief… …   Wikipedia

  • Jacques Champion de Chambonnières — (Jacques Champion, commonly referred to as Chambonnières) (c. 1601/2 – 1672) was a French harpsichordist, dancer and composer. Born into a musical family, Chambonnières made an illustrious career as court harpsichordist in Paris and was… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”