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16th Century Timeline
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1. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1551
1541
1505
1591
2. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1580
1533
1531
1585
3. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1565
1585
1503
1572
4. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1574
1535
1566
5. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1574
1599
1525
1506
6. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1565
1547
1568
1541
7. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1558
1534
1579
1515
8. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1567
1593
1536
9. 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.
1503
1570
1519
1543
10. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1547
1524
1541
1534
11. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1514
1562
1591
1578
12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1565
1533
1596
1509
13. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1565
1541
1533
1519
14. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1593
1558
1541
1541
15. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1527
1550
1557
1558
16. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1557
1516
1521
1587
17. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1500
1549
1582
18. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1523
1556
1556
1517
19. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1557
1579
1571
1524
20. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1538
1562
1565
1582
21. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1527
1556
1550
1517
22. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1514
1584
1556
1573
23. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1507
1519
1556
1565
24. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1560
1574
1588
1600
25. 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
1513
1556
1517
1573
26. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1582
1542
1536
1500
27. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1526
1563
1503
1591
28. 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.
1572
1511
1557
1582
29. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1593
1500
1541
1521
30. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1593
1521
1500
1556
31. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1556
1553
1573
1593
32. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1535
1519
1563
33. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1557
1522
1533
1551
34. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1531
1562
1513
1519
35. 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.
1559
1524
1501
1565
36. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1519
1565
1513
1569
37. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1584
1577
1558
1547
38. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1571
1513
1521
1567
39. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1536
1600
1551
1506
40. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1565
1553
1541
1537
41. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1591
1500
1523
1556
42. Vasco N
1522
1598
1554
1513
43. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1509
1511
1514
1519
44. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1519
1557
1579
1578
45. 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.
1542
1500
1557
1531
46. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1564
1537
1555
1576
47. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1561
1513
1522
1509
48. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1509
1536
1562
1572
49. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1526
1571
1536
1558
50. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1517
1515
1500
1519