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16th Century Timeline

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1. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






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






3. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






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






5. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






6. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






7. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






8. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






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






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






11. 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.






12. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






13. Portuguese navigator Pedro






14. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






15. 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.






16. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






17. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






18. 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






19. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






20. 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.






21. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






22. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






23. The French defeat an Imperial






24. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






25. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






26. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






27. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






28. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






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






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






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






32. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






33. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






34. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






35. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






36. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






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






38. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






39. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






40. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






41. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






42. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






43. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






44. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






45. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






46. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






47. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






48. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






49. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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