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16th Century Timeline
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1. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
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2. Hern
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3. The Polish
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4. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
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5. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1529
1565
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1506
6. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
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7. The M
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8. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
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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.
1503
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1572
1529
10. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.
1556
1547
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11. 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.
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12. 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
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13. Vasco N
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14. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1544
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1503
1573
15. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1568
1553
1519
1537
16. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
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17. Gonzalo Jim
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18. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
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19. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1558
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20. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1558
1506
1587
1513
21. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1514
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1521
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22. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
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1600
23. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1579
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1507
24. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1546
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1519
1513
25. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1537
1571
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1526
26. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1529
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1512
27. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
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28. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
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29. Gonzalo Jim
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30. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
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1513
31. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1569
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1562
1537
32. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1568
1519
1571
1538
33. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
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1571
34. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
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35. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1592
1573
1533
1519
36. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1561
1548
1522
1572
37. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1556
1527
1570
38. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1568
1503
1531
1550
39. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1556
1527
1535
1547
40. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1550
1562
1512
1556
41. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1572
1551
1525
1549
42. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1507
1519
1591
1570
43. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
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1598
44. 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.
1531
1542
1524
1579
45. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1513
1560
1582
1550
46. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1534
1593
1536
1507
47. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1556
1504
1504
1516
48. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1574
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1529
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49. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
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1544
50. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1547
1501
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1550
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