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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






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






5. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






6. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






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






8. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






9. 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.






10. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






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12. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






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






14. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






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






17. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






18. 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.






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20. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






21. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






22. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






23. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






24. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






25. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






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






27. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






28. 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.






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30. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






31. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






32. Birth of Ren






33. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






35. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






36. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






37. 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.






38. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






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






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






41. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






42. First reported African slaves in The New World






43. The French defeat an Imperial






44. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






45. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






46. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






47. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






49. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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