1597 in India

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)