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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






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






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






4. The French defeat an Imperial






5. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






6. 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.






7. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






8. 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.






9. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






10. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






11. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






12. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






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






14. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






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






16. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






17. Miguel L






18. The M






19. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






20. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.






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






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






23. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






24. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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






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






27. Gonzalo Jim






28. Francis Drake circles the world.






29. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






37. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






38. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






39. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






40. 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.






41. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






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






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






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






45. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






47. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






48. Portuguese navigator Pedro






49. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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