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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






3. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






4. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






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6. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






7. First reported African slaves in The New World






8. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






9. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






10. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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






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






13. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






15. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






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






17. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






18. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






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






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






21. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






22. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






23. 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.






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






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26. 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.






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






28. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






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






30. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






31. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






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






33. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






35. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






36. 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.






37. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






38. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






39. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






40. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






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






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






43. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






44. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






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47. Affair of the Placards






48. 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.






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






50. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.