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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






2. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






3. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






4. 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.






5. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






6. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






7. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






8. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.






9. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






12. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






13. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






14. 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.






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






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






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






20. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






21. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






22. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






23. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






24. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






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






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






27. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






28. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






29. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






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






31. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






32. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






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






34. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






37. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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39. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






40. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






41. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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






44. 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.






45. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






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






47. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






48. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






49. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






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