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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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4. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






6. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






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






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






9. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






10. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






11. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






12. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






14. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






15. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






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






17. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






26. 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






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28. 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.






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






30. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






31. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






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






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






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






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






36. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






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






38. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






41. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






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






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






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






46. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






47. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






48. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






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






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