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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






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






4. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






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






6. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






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






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






9. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






10. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






11. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






13. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






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






15. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






16. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






17. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






18. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






19. 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.






20. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






21. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






22. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






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






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






26. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






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






28. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






29. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






31. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






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






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






34. 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.






35. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






36. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






37. Portuguese missionaries Jos






38. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






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






41. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






42. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






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






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46. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






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






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







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