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16th Century Timeline

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1. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






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






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






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






6. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






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8. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






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






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






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






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






13. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






14. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






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






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






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






18. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






19. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






20. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






21. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






22. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






23. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






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27. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






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29. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






30. The French defeat an Imperial






31. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






32. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






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






35. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






36. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






37. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






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






39. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






41. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






42. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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






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






45. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






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






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






49. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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