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16th Century Timeline
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1. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1513
1534
1598
2. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1561
1509
1547
1537
3. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1513
1580
1520
1541
4. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1558
1565
1524
1548
5. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1589
1572
1600
1557
6. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.
1556
1503
1509
1524
7. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1567
1561
1572
1539
8. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1582
1575
1547
1598
9. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1519
1522
1529
1503
10. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1557
1582
1534
11. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1532
1531
1592
1598
12. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1598
1529
1566
1567
13. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1550
1578
1543
1557
14. First reported African slaves in The New World
1585
1502
1560
1527
15. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1519
1565
1541
1548
16. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1515
1557
1547
1572
17. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1516
1572
1520
1556
18. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1513
1506
1562
1512
19. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1596
1545
1549
1536
20. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1571
1555
1529
1565
21. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1524
1506
1564
1547
22. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1513
1571
1560
1505
23. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1565
1565
1560
24. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1569
1547
1575
1572
25. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1513
1506
1556
1563
26. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1547
1500
1551
1521
27. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1520
1511
1566
1513
28. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1578
1574
1560
1541
29. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1501
1534
1516
1564
30. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1536
1513
1545
1572
31. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1520
1599
1562
1541
32. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1543
1576
1537
1558
33. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1532
1547
1538
1519
34. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1513
1543
1562
1518
35. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1571
1544
1520
1503
36. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1576
1547
1593
1522
37. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1517
1598
1545
1556
38. Hern
1519
1501
1556
1553
39. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1533
1559
1513
1598
40. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1519
1524
1565
1520
41. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1598
1565
1545
1509
42. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1558
1555
1577
1536
43. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1539
1564
1558
44. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1572
1503
1599
1563
45. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1588
1539
1527
1513
46. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1560
1564
1552
1556
47. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1501
1541
1550
48. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1572
1521
1526
1513
49. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1512
1582
1503
1571
50. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1541
1567
1546
1557