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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






4. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






7. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






8. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






9. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






10. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






11. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






12. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






19. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






20. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






21. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






23. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






24. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






25. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






26. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






34. 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






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






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






37. Birth of Ren






38. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






39. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






41. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






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






43. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






44. The Polish






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






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






47. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






48. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






49. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






50. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.