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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






6. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






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






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






9. 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.






10. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






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






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






13. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






14. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






16. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






17. 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.






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






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






20. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






21. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






23. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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






25. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






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






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






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






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






30. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






31. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






32. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






33. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






35. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






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






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






38. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






39. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






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






41. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






42. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






43. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






44. Birth of Ren






45. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






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






47. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






48. 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.






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






50. Spanish navigator Vicente Y