Editing 1623 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 11]] &ndash; King [[Gwanghaegun of Joseon]] (in Korea) is deposed in the [[Injo coup]] and succeeded by King [[Injo of Joseon|Injo]].
* [[April 29]] &ndash; A fleet of 11 Dutch ships depart for the coast of [[Peru]], seeking to seize Spanish treasure.
* [[May 5]] &ndash; Raja [[Gaj Singh of Marwar]], along with Mahabat Khan and Parviz Mirza, is deputized by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in India to hunt down Jahangir's rebel son, [[Shah Jahan|Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram]]. The search fails, and Khurram will become the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after Jahangir's death in 1627.  
* [[May 8]] &ndash; A Dutch East India Company party, led by explorer [[Jan Carstenszoon]], fights a skirmish with 200 [[indigenous Australian]] [[Wik peoples]]. 
* [[May 22]] &ndash; After negotiations for the release of English women taken from [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] in the British North American colony of Virginia, conducted between Captain William Tucker of the English settlers and Chief [[Opchanacanough]] of the [[Powhatan Confederacy]] (Tsenacommacah), the English arrange a banquet with the Powhatan, and the drinking of wine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline |url=https://historicjamestowne.org/history/timeline/ |website=Historic Jamestowne}}</ref> The wine is poisoned and many of the Powhatan Indians die, while 50 more are killed while ill. This follows the massacre of 347 English colonists of March 22, 1622, in the [[Indian massacre of 1622|Powhatan uprising]]. Opchanacanough escapes, and the 20 women never return home.<ref>[https://www.historynet.com/powhatan-uprising-of-1622/?f "Powhatan Uprising of 1622"], historynet.com</ref>
* [[June 14]] &ndash; The first [[breach of promise|breach-of-promise]] [[lawsuit]]: Rev. Gerville Pooley, in [[Virginia]], files against Cicely Jordan, but loses.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1623 | title  = Historical Events for Year 1623 | work = OnThisDay.com | date = 2015 | access-date = 11 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[June 29]] &ndash; Première of [[Pedro Calderón de la Barca]]'s first play, ''{{lang|es|Amor, honor y poder}}'' (Love, Honor and Power), at the [[Court (royal)|Court]] of [[Habsburg Spain]].