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16th Century Timeline

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1. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






2. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






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






4. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






5. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






6. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






7. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






8. Affair of the Placards






9. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






10. The French defeat an Imperial






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






12. 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.






13. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






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






15. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






16. 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.






17. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






18. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






19. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






20. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






21. 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.






22. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






23. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






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






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26. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






27. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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






29. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






30. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






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






32. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






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






34. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






35. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






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






37. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






38. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






39. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






40. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






42. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






43. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






44. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






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






46. 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






47. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






48. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






49. 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.






50. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.