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16th Century Timeline

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1. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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19. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






20. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






22. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






23. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






24. 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






25. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






27. 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.






28. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






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






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






31. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






32. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






33. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






34. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






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






36. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






38. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






39. Affair of the Placards






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






41. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






42. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






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






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






45. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






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






48. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






49. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






50. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.