1671
Shivaji Sacks Surat Again
The Maratha warlord Shivaji Bhonsale, having raided the rich Mughal port of Surat in 1664, returned for a second assault.
Leibniz Designs a Calculating Machine
The young German polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, inspired by Pascal's arithmetic machine, designed a stepped-drum calculator capable of multiplication…
Henry Morgan Sacks Panama
The Welsh buccaneer Henry Morgan led two thousand pirates across the Isthmus of Panama and burned the Spanish city of Panama to the ground.
Paris Observatory Completed
The Academie Royale des Sciences moved into the newly completed Observatoire de Paris, designed by Claude Perrault and directed by the Italian astronomer…
Cossack Stenka Razin Executed
The charismatic Don Cossack leader Stepan Razin, whose massive rebellion had threatened Moscow and promised freedom to serfs and tax relief to Muscovites…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1671?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1671. The most significant is Shivaji Sacks Surat Again: The Maratha warlord Shivaji Bhonsale, having raided the rich Mughal port of Surat in 1664, returned for a second assault.
What era was 1671 part of?
1671 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1671?
The events from 1671 span South Asia, Europe and North America.