Events from the year 1597 in India.
Events Amar Singh I becomes Maharana of Mewar, Udaipur and rules until his death in 1620. Dom Francisco de Gama becomes viceroy of India (until 1600) Deaths 19 January – Maharana Pratap, Hindu Rajput ruler of Mewar (born 1540) 5 February – Gonsalo Garcia, Roman Catholic Franciscan friar from India (born 1556)
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See also Timeline of Indian history