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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






2. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






4. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






6. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






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






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






10. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






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.






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






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






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15. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






16. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






17. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






19. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






20. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






21. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






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






23. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






25. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






26. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






27. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






28. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






29. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






30. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






31. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






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






35. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






36. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






37. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






39. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






40. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






41. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






42. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






43. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






44. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






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






46. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






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






48. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






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