محمد الرابع
Mehmed IV, the nineteenth Ottoman sultan, reigned 1058 to 1099 AH, 1648 to 1687 CE, and came to the throne at seven. His reign saw the Köprülü viziers, the conquest of Crete, the failed second siege of Vienna in 1683 and the loss of most of Hungary. He was deposed on 2 Muharram 1099, 8 November 1687, after a troop revolt following the defeat at Mohács, and died at Edirne in 1693.
Reign · Ottoman Empire · no. 11 in the chain · 1648–1687 CE
Ruled the caliphate
Events of the reign
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Abaza rebellions (1624-)
Draft card for Abaza rebellions (1624-); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Coronation of Aurangzeb at Delhi
Aurangzeb crowned himself Mughal emperor at Delhi in 1659, after the war of succession against his brothers.
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Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664
Draft card for the Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664 ended by the Peace of Vasvár; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Bakhtrioni Uprising
Draft card for the Bakhtrioni Uprising of 1659, the Georgians' revolt against Safavid rule; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Banten-Dutch War
Draft card for Banten-Dutch War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle at Jurjeve Stijene (1663)
Draft card for Battle at Jurjeve Stijene (1663); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Bahadurpur (1658)
Draft card for Battle of Bahadurpur (1658); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Bakhtrioni
Draft card for Battle of Bakhtrioni; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Baranów Sandomierski (1656)
Draft card for Battle of Baranów Sandomierski (1656); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Bracław (1671)
Draft card for the Battle of Bracław in 1671, an engagement of the Polish–Ottoman War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Deorai (1659)
Draft card for Battle of Deorai (1659); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Djebel Amour (1679)
Draft card for Battle of Djebel Amour (1679); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Eperjes
Draft card for the Battle of Eperjes in 1685 during the Great Turkish War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Gegodog (1676)
Draft card for the Battle of Gegodog in 1676, an action of Trunajaya's rebellion in Java; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Gradac (1666)
Draft card for Battle of Gradac (1666); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Gran
Draft card for the Battle of Gran in 1685, the Holy League victory over the Ottomans in Hungary; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Kalamata
Draft card for the Battle of Kalamata in 1685, the Venetian victory over the Ottomans in the Morean War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Kalnik
Draft card for the Battle of Kalnik in 1671 between Polish forces and Crimean Tatars; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Kassa
Draft card for the Battle of Kassa in 1685, the Austrian victory over the Ottomans near Košice; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Köbölkút
Draft card for the Battle of Köbölkút in 1663, the Ottoman victory over the Habsburgs in Hungary; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Kohat (1674)
Draft card for Battle of Kohat (1674); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Krasnobrod (1672)
Draft card for the Battle of Krasnobrod in 1672, the Polish repulse of the Tatar-Ottoman raid in the Polish–Ottoman War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Ładyżyn
Draft card for the Battle of Ładyżyn in 1672, the Polish victory over the Ottomans in Ukraine; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Lwów
Draft card for the Battle of Lwów in 1675, the Polish repulse of the Ottoman-Tatar army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Magierow (1657)
Draft card for the Battle of Magierow in 1657, the defeat of Rakoczi's Tatar-allied Transylvanian army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Second Battle of Mohács
Draft card for the Second Battle of Mohács in 1687, the Ottoman defeat by the Habsburgs in Hungary during the Great Turkish War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Narol (1672)
Draft card for Battle of Narol (1672); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Niemirow (1672)
Draft card for the Battle of Niemirow in 1672, an engagement of the Ottoman–Tatar invasion of Poland; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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First Battle of Novi Zrin (1663)
Draft card for the First Battle of Novi Zrin in 1663, the Ottoman destruction of Zrinski's castle in the Austro-Turkish War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Second Battle of Novi Zrin (1663)
Draft card for the Second Battle of Novi Zrin in 1663, where Nikola Zrinski fell in the Austro-Turkish War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Párkány
Draft card for the Battle of Párkány in 1683, the Polish army's pursuit of the Ottomans broken at Vienna; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Perast (1654)
Draft card for the Battle of Perast in 1654, the town's stand against the Ottomans in the Cretan War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Podhajce
Draft card for the Battle of Podhajce in 1667, John Sobieski's victory over the Ottoman-Tatar army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Porcosteni (1676)
Draft card for the Battle of Porcosteni in 1676, a clash of the Ottoman–Tatar campaign in Poland; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Saint Gotthard
Draft card for the Battle of Saint Gotthard in 1664, the Ottoman defeat by the Imperial coalition army in the Austro-Turkish war; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Sinhagad
Draft card for the Battle of Sinhagad in 1670, the Maratha recapture of the fort from the Mughals; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Skalat (1657)
Draft card for Battle of Skalat (1657); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Sulaymaniyah (1678)
Draft card for Battle of Sulaymaniyah (1678); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Surabaya (1677)
Draft card for the Battle of Surabaya in 1677 during the Trunajaya rebellion; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Trembowla
Draft card for the Battle of Trembowla in 1675, the Polish repulse of the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Vác
Draft card for the Battle of Vác in 1684, the Holy League's victory over the Ottomans in Hungary; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Varad (1664)
Draft card for Battle of Varad (1664); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Vezekény
Draft card for the Battle of Vezekény in 1652, four Esterházys' fall fighting the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Żurawno
Draft card for the Battle of Żurawno in 1676, the Polish–Ottoman clash before the Treaty of Żurawno; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle of Zynkowem (1683)
Draft card for Battle of Zynkowem (1683); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Battle on Vrtijeljka (1685)
Draft card for Battle on Vrtijeljka (1685); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Capture of Muscat (1649)
Draft card for Capture of Muscat (1649); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Çınar Incident
Draft card for the Çınar Incident of 1656, the soldiers' revolt against the palace with bloodshed in Istanbul; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Conquest of the Fortress of Neuhausl
The conquest of Neuhausl (Nové Zámky), Austria's greatest fortress east of Vienna, by Grand Vizier Fazıl Ahmed Köprülü — 25 Safar 1074/28 September 1663.
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Cretan War
Draft card for the Cretan War between the Ottoman state and Venice from 1645 to 1669, ending with the fall of Candia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Dagestani–Persian War (1659–60)
Draft card for the Dagestani–Persian War of 1659–60, the Dagestani rising against Safavid rule; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Fall of Plered (1677)
Draft card for the fall of Plered in 1677, the rebels' capture of the new Mataram capital; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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French–Tripolitania War (1681–85)
Draft card for the French–Tripolitania War of 1681–85, France's bombardment of Tripoli; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Great Siege of Tangier (1680–84)
Draft card for the Great Siege of Tangier in 1680–84, Moulay Ismail's campaign that ended the English occupation of the city; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Completion of the Jama Masjid of Delhi
The Jama Masjid of Shahjahanabad — the largest mosque of India, built on Shah Jahan's order — was completed in 1656.
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Johor–Jambi War (1666–1681)
Draft card for Johor–Jambi War (1666–1681); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Luso-Adil Shahi War
Draft card for Luso-Adil Shahi War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Makassar War
Draft card for Makassar War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Moldavian campaign
Draft card for the Moldavian campaign of 1684–91, the Polish-Ottoman war over Moldavia in the Holy League; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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The Morean War
Draft card for the Morean War between Venice and the Ottomans from 1684 to 1699, in which Venice seized the Peloponnese before its later recovery; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Mughal–Safavid War of 1649–1653
Draft card for the Mughal–Safavid War of 1649–1653, the contest for Kandahar that Iran kept; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Mughal Sieges of Kandahar (1649–53)
Draft card for the Mughal sieges of Kandahar in 1649–53, Shah Jahan's attempts to retake the city from the Safavids; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Mughal War of Succession (1658–1659)
Draft card for Mughal War of Succession (1658–1659); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676
Draft card for the Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676, the Podolia war ended by the Treaty of Żurawno; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Polish–Ottoman War of 1683–1699
Draft card for the Polish–Ottoman War of 1683–1699, the war of Vienna and the Holy League ended by Karlowitz; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Russo–Persian War of 1651–1653
Draft card for the Russo–Persian War of 1651–1653, Russia's first war for Safavid ground in Dagestan; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Russo-Turkish War of 1686–1700
Draft card for the Russo-Turkish War of 1686–1700; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Sangi-Mughan Battle (1669)
Draft card for Sangi-Mughan Battle (1669); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Serbian–Ottoman Wars
Draft card for the Serbian–Ottoman wars of 1352–1913, the centuries of Serb–Ottoman conflict; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Bar (1674)
Draft card for Siege of Bar (1674); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Bijapur (1685–86)
Draft card for the Siege of Bijapur in 1685–86, Aurangzeb's capture of the Adil Shahi capital; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Buda
Draft card for the Siege of Buda in 1684, the first failed Habsburg attempt on the Ottoman Hungarian capital; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Buda
Draft card for the Siege of Buda in 1686, the recovery of the Hungarian capital from the Ottomans after a century and a half in the Great Turkish War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Candia
Draft card for the Siege of Candia of 1648–1669, the long Ottoman blockade that ended Venetian Crete; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Chania (1660)
Draft card for Siege of Chania (1660); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Coron
Draft card for the Siege of Coron in 1685, the Venetians' capture of the Morea fortress from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Coron
Draft card for Siege of Coron; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Érsekújvár
Draft card for the Siege of Érsekújvár in 1663, Fazıl Ahmed Pasha's capture of the royal fortress in Slovakia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Kamenets (1651)
Draft card for Siege of Kamenets (1651); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Kamenets (1655)
Draft card for Siege of Kamenets (1655); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Kamenets
Draft card for the Siege of Kamenets in 1672, the Ottoman capture of the Podolian fortress from Poland; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Kandahar
Draft card for Siege of Kandahar; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Kayseri (1651)
Draft card for Siege of Kayseri (1651); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Lemnos (1657)
Draft card for Siege of Lemnos (1657); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Léva
Draft card for the Siege of Léva in 1664, the Austrian capture of the Ottoman fortress; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Lviv
Draft card for the Siege of Lviv in 1672, Mehmed IV's reduction of the Polish city; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Monemvasia (1655)
Draft card for Siege of Monemvasia (1655); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Nauplia (1686)
Draft card for the Siege of Nauplia in 1686, the Venetian recapture of the city from the Ottomans in the Morean War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Ochakov
Draft card for Siege of Ochakov; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Panhala (1660)
Draft card for Siege of Panhala (1660); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Patras (1687)
Draft card for Siege of Patras (1687); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Pécs
Draft card for the Siege of Pécs in 1686, the Habsburg recovery of the city from the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Sale (1660)
Draft card for Siege of Sale (1660); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Santa Maura
Draft card for the Siege of Santa Maura in 1684, the Venetian capture of the Ottoman fortress; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Tenedos (1657)
Draft card for Siege of Tenedos (1657); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Érsekújvár
Draft card for the Siege of Érsekújvár in 1685, the Austrian capture of the Ottoman fortress; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Varna (1658)
Draft card for the Cossack raid and siege of Ottoman Varna in 1658; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Siege of Visegrád (1684)
Draft card for the Siege of Visegrád in 1684, of the Great Turkish War on the Danube; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
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Second Siege of Vienna
Draft card for the second siege of Vienna in 1683, when Kara Mustafa Pasha's Ottoman army besieged the Habsburg capital and was defeated by the Polish-Imperial relief under John Sobieski at Kahlenberg, opening the long Ottoman retreat from Central Europe; sources not yet checked on the page.
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Trunajaya Rebellion
Draft card for the Trunajaya rebellion of 1674–1680, the Madurese rising against Mataram; its sources are not yet checked on the page.