What happened 1651 AD

The Sultanate of Women (1533–1656) was a period in which the mothers of young sultans exercised power on behalf of their sons. The most prominent women of this period were Kösem Sultan and her daughter-in-law Turhan Hatice, whose political rivalry culminated in Kösem's murder in 1651.

The Dutch lawyer, poet and mayor of Hoorn, Jan III van Foreest, passed away at the age of 65.

There was a great earthquake in Cuzco, Peru.