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16th Century Timeline

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1. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






3. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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






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






6. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






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






8. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






10. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






11. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






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






13. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






14. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






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






16. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






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






18. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






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






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






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. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






23. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






24. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






25. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






30. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






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






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






33. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.






34. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






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






36. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






37. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






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






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






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






42. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






43. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






45. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






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






47. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






48. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






49. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






50. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.