Editing 1679 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 3]] &ndash; [[Aurangazeb]], the [[Islam|Muslim]] ruler of the [[Mughal Empire]] in [[India]], decrees the imposition of the [[jizya]], an annual tax upon non-Muslims under Mughal jurisdiction, primarily [[Hinduism|Hindus]].  The tax had been abolished by Aurangazeb's great grandfather, Akbar.
* [[April 8]] &ndash; In the Italian region of [[Piedmont]], a landslide causes the village of [[Bosia, Piedmont|Bosia]] to sink into the ground and then get buried, killing 200 inhabitants.  The village is then rebuilt at another site and continues to exist. 
* [[April 10]] &ndash; A [[List of solar eclipses in the 17th century|total eclipse of the Sun]] takes place over [[North America]], with its peak over the region occupied by the [[Lakota people|Lakota Sioux]] people in modern-day [[South Dakota]].
* [[May 3]] &ndash; [[James Sharp (bishop)|James Sharp]], the [[Church of Scotland]]'s [[Archbishop of St Andrews]], is assassinated at [[Strathkinness|Magus Muir]] in [[Fife]], when his coach is ambushed by a group of nine of the Scottish [[Covenanters]].  Only two of the assassins, [[David Hackston]] and Andrew Guillan, are captured.
* [[May 27]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of England]] passes the [[Habeas Corpus Act 1679|Habeas Corpus Act]], "for the better securing the liberty of the subject" and then adjourns.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology278279"/>
* [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Drumclog]]: A group of 200 Scottish [[Covenanter]]s overwhelm a small Scottish Army unit, that had been pursuing them for the murder of Archbishop Sharp. The Covenanters, led by 19-year-old [[William Cleland (poet)|William Cleland]], kill 36 of the Scottish soldiers.
* [[June 4]] &ndash; A [[1679 Armenia earthquake|6.4 magnitude earthquake in Armenia]] strikes near [[Yerevan]], at the time part of the [[Safavid dynasty|Persian Empire]].
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Bothwell Bridge]] in [[Scotland]]: Royal forces led by [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth]] and [[John Graham of Claverhouse]] subdue the Scottish Covenanters.