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16th Century Timeline

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1. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






2. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






4. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






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






6. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






7. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






9. 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.






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






11. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






13. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






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






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






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






17. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






18. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






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






20. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






21. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






22. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






24. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






25. 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






26. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






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






28. 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.






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






30. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






32. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






33. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






34. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






35. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.






36. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Vasco N






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






44. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






45. 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.






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






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






48. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






49. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






50. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.