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16th Century Timeline

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1. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






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






3. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






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






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






6. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






7. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






8. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






10. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






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






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






14. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






17. 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.






18. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






19. 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.






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






21. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






23. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






25. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






26. 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.






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






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






29. Birth of Ren






30. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






31. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






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






33. Gonzalo Jim






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






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






36. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






38. Hern






39. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






45. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






46. Portuguese navigator Pedro






47. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






48. Spain repulses the English Armada.






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






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