April–June April 3 – Preacher John Wheelwright is banished from Boston and founds Exeter, New Hampshire. April 14 – The Netherlands colonizes Mauritius, with colonists from the ship Dragon going ashore after sighting it the day before, an event chronicled by British traveler Peter Mundy.Peter Mundy, ed. by Lavinia Mary Anstey, The Travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 (Hakluyt Society, 1919) p. 343Jolyon C. Parish, The Dodo and the Solitaire: A Natural History (Indiana University Press, 2013) p.37 April 15 – Shogunate forces defeat the last remnants of the Shimabara Rebellion, in the fortress of Hara. In the aftermath, suppression of Christianity is strictly enforced, Portuguese traders are expelled and Japan enters more than two centuries of isolationism. April 25 – Settlement of what will become New Haven, Connecticut begins.Laura A. Macaluso, Historic Treasures of New Haven: Celebrating 375 Years of the Elm City (Arcadia Publishing, 2013) May 13 – Construction begins on the Red Fort in Delhi (India) for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan who is transferring his capital there from Agra. May 23 – The Kandyan Treaty is signed between Singhala King Rajasimha II and the Dutch, to rid Ceylon of the Portuguese. June 20 – Eighty Years' War: Battle of Kallo – Spanish troops under Ferdinand of Austria defeat a much larger Dutch force, near Antwerp. June 27 – Patriarch Cyril of Constantinople is deposed for high treason, strangled and thrown into the sea by Janissaries, on Ottoman Sultan Murad IV's command.
april–june april 3 – preacher john wheelwright is banished from boston and founds exeter new hampshire april 14 – the netherlands colonizes mauritius with colonists from the ship dragon going ashore after sighting it the day before an event chronicled by british traveler peter mundypeter mundy ed by lavinia mary anstey the travels of peter mundy in europe and asia 1608-1667 (hakluyt society 1919) p 343jolyon c parish the dodo and the solitaire a natural history (indiana university press 2013) p37 april 15 – shogunate forces defeat the last remnants of the shimabara rebellion in the fortress of hara in the aftermath suppression of christianity is strictly enforced portuguese traders are expelled and japan enters more than two centuries of isolationism april 25 – settlement of what will become new haven connecticut beginslaura a macaluso historic treasures of new haven celebrating 375 years of the elm city (arcadia publishing 2013) may 13 – construction begins on the red fort in delhi (india) for mughal emperor shah jahan who is transferring his capital there from agra may 23 – the kandyan treaty is signed between singhala king rajasimha ii and the dutch to rid ceylon of the portuguese june 20 – eighty years' war battle of kallo – spanish troops under ferdinand of austria defeat a much larger dutch force near antwerp june 27 – patriarch cyril of constantinople is deposed for high treason strangled and thrown into the sea by janissaries on ottoman sultan murad iv's command