1671

1671 (MDCLXXI) was a year in the 17th century. It occurred during the Baroque era, a period of flourishing arts and music in Europe, and amid broad European and Asian imperial competition.

The Dutch East India Company retained influence in trade and colonial networks, while England and France pursued expansion overseas, along with other European powers.

In Europe, states continued to navigate alliances and conflicts that would shape the coming decade, including the ongoing rivalry among major powers for strategic advantage on land and sea.

In the Ottoman and Mughal spheres, bureaucratic and military developments continued as part of long-term state-building processes.

The scientific and intellectual climate of the time remained dynamic, with natural philosophers building on earlier work in astronomy, mathematics, and experimental method; learned societies and print culture supported dissemination of ideas.

Cultural life in the Baroque style flourished in music, theater, and the visual arts, with patronage by courts and churches shaping artistic production.

Globally, maritime exploration and trade linked distant regions through commerce and navigation, laying groundwork for subsequent imperial expansion.