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16th Century Timeline
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1. First reported African slaves in The New World
1502
1526
1519
1514
2. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.
1534
1567
1544
1558
3. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1521
1524
1556
1521
4. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1570
1506
1512
1520
5. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1536
1569
1520
1537
6. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1546
1529
1514
1556
7. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1560
1564
1515
1529
8. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1568
1550
1582
1533
9. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1505
1557
1548
1515
10. Affair of the Placards
1551
1513
1513
1534
11. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1574
1575
1561
1557
12. Vasco N
1525
1506
1513
1541
13. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1596
1531
1572
1556
14. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1545
1600
1541
1584
15. Birth of Ren
1566
1533
1526
1596
16. Miguel L
1565
1567
1519
1556
17. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1565
1575
1519
1553
18. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1506
1567
1523
1500
19. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1571
1521
1582
20. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1545
1579
1567
1582
21. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1506
1524
1572
1568
22. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1585
1522
1531
1517
23. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1519
1580
1519
1558
24. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See
1556
1580
1598
1576
25. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1513
1541
1556
26. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1545
1600
1573
27. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.
1539
1560
1533
1542
28. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1563
1513
1527
1504
29. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1511
1536
1533
1547
30. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1593
1587
1521
1536
31. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1513
1561
1593
1560
32. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1571
1501
1521
1517
33. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1550
1531
1501
1500
34. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1565
1558
1500
1513
35. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1566
1500
1525
1519
36. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1547
1560
1571
1574
37. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1580
1536
1553
1562
38. Rising of the North in England.
1521
1569
1541
1502
39. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1575
1541
1582
1598
40. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.
1500
1556
1582
1533
41. The French defeat an Imperial
1544
1512
1565
1565
42. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1593
1500
1544
1531
43. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1585
1555
1519
1571
44. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1534
1556
1569
1582
45. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1562
1503
1538
1560
46. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1547
1545
1592
1519
47. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1599
1534
1547
1500
48. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1547
1500
1568
1580
49. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1550
1547
1536
50. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1596
1503
1511
1566