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16th Century Timeline

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1. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






2. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






3. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






4. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






5. 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






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






7. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






8. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






9. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






11. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






12. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






14. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






15. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






16. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






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18. The Polish






19. Francis Drake circles the world.






20. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






21. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






22. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






23. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






24. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






25. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






26. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






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






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29. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






30. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






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






32. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






33. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






34. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






35. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






36. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






37. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






38. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






39. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






40. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






42. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






43. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






44. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






45. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






46. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






47. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






48. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






49. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






50. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.