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16th Century Timeline

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1. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






3. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






6. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






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






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






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






10. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






11. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






12. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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






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






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






16. Birth of Ren






17. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






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






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






20. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






21. 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.






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






23. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






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






25. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






26. 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






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






28. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






29. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






30. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






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






32. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






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






34. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






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






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






37. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






38. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






39. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






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






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






42. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






44. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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46. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






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






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






50. The Portuguese settle in Macau.