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16th Century Timeline
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1. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1517
1571
1544
1513
2. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1513
1556
1548
1558
3. Birth of Ren
1569
1553
1569
1596
4. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1591
1545
1572
1522
5. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1544
1518
1511
1588
6. 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
1592
1521
1556
1527
7. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1541
1558
1558
1565
8. The Polish
1572
1556
1519
1569
9. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1500
1557
1555
1547
10. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1529
1576
1500
1506
11. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1565
1556
1509
1535
12. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1569
1565
1557
1526
13. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1554
1523
1567
1535
14. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1538
1515
1574
1558
15. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1538
1580
1558
16. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1543
1500
1596
1600
17. Vasco N
1513
1558
1523
1584
18. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1549
1553
1592
1545
19. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1512
1550
1589
1598
20. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1584
1598
1541
1513
21. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.
1600
1579
1557
1556
22. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1547
1503
1598
1548
23. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1551
1570
1554
1516
24. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1536
1571
1567
1527
25. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1600
1571
1585
1558
26. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1561
1568
1517
1558
27. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1556
1598
1579
28. 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.
1600
1519
1537
1560
29. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1500
1547
1574
1520
30. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1565
1521
1556
1518
31. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1536
1561
1534
1591
32. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1566
1541
1536
1600
33. Est
1548
1565
1525
1572
34. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1515
1524
1514
1501
35. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1541
1568
1513
1514
36. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1535
1503
1534
1504
37. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1544
1513
1556
1512
38. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1564
1532
1544
1538
39. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1504
1541
1555
1565
40. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1571
1552
1568
1589
41. 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.
1548
1553
1600
1525
42. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1503
1538
1506
1557
43. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1567
1556
1547
1524
44. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1541
1506
1563
1582
45. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1514
1525
1515
1515
46. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1511
1527
1551
1546
47. Est
1558
1566
1503
1565
48. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1558
1569
1598
1501
49. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1600
1572
1501
1565
50. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1500
1551
1541
1534