Editing 1663 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 10]] &ndash; The [[Royal African Company]] is granted a [[Royal Charter]] by [[Charles II of England]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/270|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/270 270]}}</ref>
* [[January 23]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Ghilajharighat]] is signed in [[India]] between representatives of the [[Mughal Empire]] and the independent [[Ahom Kingdom]] (in what is now the Assam state), with the Mughals ending their occupation of the Ahom capital of [[Garhgaon]], in return for payment by Ahom in silver and gold for costs of the occupation, and King [[Sutamla]] of Ahom sending one of his daughters to be part of the harem of Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]].
* [[February 5]] &ndash; An [[1663 Charlevoix earthquake|earthquake estimated at least 7.3 magnitude]] strikes [[Canada]]'s [[Quebec Province]].
* [[February 8]] &ndash; English pirates led by [[Christopher Myngs]] and [[Edward Mansvelt]] carry out the [[Sack of Campeche (1663)|sack of Campeche]] in Mexico, looting the town during a two week occupation that ends on February 23. <ref>David Marley, ''Pirates of the Americas'' (ABC-CLIO, 2010), p. 299</ref>
* [[February 10]] &ndash; The army of the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Kingdom of Siam]] (now [[Thailand]]) captures [[Chiang Mai]] from the [[Toungoo dynasty|Kingdom of Burma]] (now [[Myanmar]]), using it as a base for launching a larger attack on the Burmese coast in November.
* [[March 4]] &ndash; The [[Prince Edward Islands]] in the [[sub-antarctic]] [[Indian Ocean]] are discovered by Barent Barentszoon Lam, of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] ship ''Maerseveen'', and named ''Dina'' (Prince Edward) and ''Maerseveen'' (Marion).<ref>Leupe, Pieter Arend Leupe (1868). "De eilanden Dina en Maerseveen in den Zuider Atlantischen Oceaan" in: ''Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen, de zeevaartkunde, de hydrographie, de koloniën en de daarmede in verband staande wetenschappen'', Deel 28, Afd. 2, [no.] 9 (Amsterdam) pp. 242-253.</ref>
* [[March 5]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Sai of Japan|Emperor Go-Sai]]'s reign ends, and [[Emperor Reigen of Japan|Emperor Reigen]] ascends to the throne of [[Japan]].
* [[March 24]] &ndash; King [[Charles II of England]] issues the Charter of Carolina, establishing the [[Province of Carolina]], and dividing it between eight [[Lords Proprietors]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/>