1690s

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1660s 1670s 1680s – 1690s – 1700s 1710s 1720s
Years:	1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1690s ran from January 1, 1690, to December 31, 1699 of the 17th century

Contents 1 Politics and wars 1.1 Wars 2 Additional Significant world-wide events 3 People 3.1 World leaders

Politics and wars

Wars

• War of 27 years (1681–1707) - fought between the Marathas and Mughals.
• War of the Holy League (1682–1699)

• Seventh Turkish–Venetian War (1684-1699)

• Russo–Turkish War (1686–1700)

• Crimean campaigns (1687–1689)
• Azov campaigns (1695–1696)

• War of the Grand Alliance (1688–1697)

• King William's War North American part of the War of the Grand Alliance (1689–1697)
• Williamite war in Ireland (1689–1691)
• Jacobite Rising in Scotland (1689–1691)

• Chinese–Mongolian War (1696)
• Darién War (1699–1700)

Additional Significant world-wide events

• Thomas Neale designed the roundabout of Seven Dials.
• 1692: The Salem Witchcraft Trials were held in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1692: Dutch Explorer Arnout Vielle discovered the first known European-American trade route down the Ohio Valley. The New York Colony financed this route, and it became profitable.

People

World leaders

• King Christian V of Denmark (1670–1699).
• King Frederick IV of Denmark (1699–1730).
• Queen Mary II of England and Scotland (1689–1694).
• King William III of England and Scotland (1689–1702).
• King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715).
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705).
• Tsar Ivan V of Russia (1682–1696).
• Tsar Peter I of Russia (1682–1725).
• King Charles II of Spain (1665–1700).
• King Charles XI of Sweden (1660–1697).
• King Charles XII of Sweden (1697–1718).
• Aurangazeb (Mughal Empire)
• Rajaram Chhatrapati (Maratha Empire)