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16th Century Timeline

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1. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






2. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






3. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






4. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






5. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






6. 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.






7. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






8. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






9. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






10. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






11. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






12. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






13. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






14. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






16. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






17. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






18. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






19. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






20. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






21. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






22. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






23. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






24. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






25. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






26. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






27. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






28. Portuguese navigator Pedro






29. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






30. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






31. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






32. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






33. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






34. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






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36. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






37. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






38. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






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40. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






41. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






42. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






43. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






44. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






45. 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.






46. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






47. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






48. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






49. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






50. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.