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16th Century Timeline
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1. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1553
1556
1536
1576
2. Miguel L
1565
1507
1523
1547
3. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1541
1556
1584
1513
4. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1557
1534
1524
1545
5. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1522
1572
1532
1569
6. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1541
1519
1551
7. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1513
1546
1578
1572
8. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.
1556
1562
1598
1513
9. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1513
1541
1560
1503
10. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1556
1561
1512
1564
11. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th
1584
1521
1598
1557
12. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1565
1576
1585
1541
13. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1576
1545
1587
1543
14. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1503
1545
1504
1546
15. Spanish
1538
1541
1556
1518
16. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1514
1519
1525
1571
17. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1556
1541
1598
1551
18. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1587
1541
1513
1565
19. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1572
1598
1513
1538
20. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1564
1533
1582
1553
21. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1600
1593
1509
1550
22. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1519
1543
1558
1560
23. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1567
1572
1523
1536
24. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1501
1558
1545
1548
25. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1600
1506
1577
1560
26. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1533
1542
1571
1579
27. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1526
1592
1593
1519
28. The Polish
1546
1569
1560
1548
29. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1598
1587
1553
1571
30. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1507
1570
1541
1558
31. Spanish
1541
1541
1558
1538
32. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1556
1552
1551
1537
33. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1552
1513
1527
1560
34. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1572
1548
1547
35. 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.
1592
1551
1571
1544
36. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1570
1544
1546
1572
37. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1501
1576
1567
1514
38. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1562
1553
1532
1521
39. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1533
1559
1572
1576
40. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1529
1526
1565
1509
41. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1545
1521
1549
1550
42. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1536
1561
1519
1500
43. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1526
1598
1582
1562
44. 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.
1538
1557
1519
1560
45. Francis Drake circles the world.
1531
1509
1577
1543
46. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1507
1592
1506
1560
47. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1545
1519
1517
1548
48. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1559
1544
1503
1542
49. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1576
1547
1521
1536
50. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1558
1520
1572
1504