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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1574
1536
1569
1543
2. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1558
1541
1538
1572
3. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1556
1579
1558
1522
4. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1574
1582
1529
1565
5. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1558
1565
1585
1589
6. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1582
1536
1588
1536
7. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1512
1565
1529
1536
8. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1545
1572
1593
1552
9. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1570
1520
1534
10. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1571
1591
1521
1531
11. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1503
1600
1521
1547
12. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1519
1504
1557
1582
13. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1553
1524
1513
1571
14. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1548
1574
1509
1521
15. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.
1536
1556
1541
1500
16. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1501
1514
1518
1553
17. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1544
1503
1500
18. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1542
1591
1519
1500
19. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1506
1568
1550
1517
20. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1503
1543
1574
1537
21. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1561
1553
1591
1532
22. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1531
1519
1572
1557
23. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1513
1538
1591
1558
24. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1506
1500
1513
1543
25. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1579
1538
1506
26. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1568
1545
1531
1546
27. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1529
1598
1572
1519
28. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1512
1556
1506
1526
29. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1548
1514
1515
1570
30. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1544
1536
1536
1557
31. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1582
1534
1521
1506
32. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1519
1565
1534
1562
33. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1548
1521
1533
1591
34. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1524
1509
1579
1561
35. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1559
1541
1565
1552
36. The French defeat an Imperial
1544
1571
1556
1524
37. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1552
1529
1534
1579
38. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1509
1506
1534
1549
39. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1563
1541
1567
1524
40. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1532
1517
1555
1598
41. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1578
1555
1545
1600
42. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1523
1570
1568
1536
43. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1506
1534
1578
1592
44. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1502
1571
1547
1500
45. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1572
1563
1537
1556
46. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1519
1539
1525
1533
47. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1560
1503
1531
48. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.
1501
1600
1506
1560
49. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1573
1555
1503
1571
50. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1539
1512
1591
1509