Coronation of Shivaji
Shivaji crowns himself and founds the Maratha state
The Maratha leader Shivaji, who had fought the Mughals for years, was crowned Chhatrapati at the fortress of Raigad. The Maratha state he founded became the leading power in India in the 18th century.
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Europe
- 1649 Execution of Charles I of England — 25 years earlier
- 1676 Leeuwenhoek sees microbes — 2 years later
- 1683 Battle of Vienna — 9 years later
- 1687 Newton's Principia — 13 years later
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Eastern Europe & Russia
- 1654 Pereiaslav Agreement — 20 years earlier
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Africa
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Alive at the time
- Louis XIV (aged 36)
- Isaac Newton (aged 31)
- Kangxi Emperor (aged 20)
- Peter the Great (aged 2)
- Aurangzeb (aged 56)
- Alexis the Most Quiet (aged 45)
- Shivaji (aged 44)
- Charles II (aged 44)
- Leopold I (aged 34)
- Matsuo Bashō (aged 30)