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16th Century Timeline

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1. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






2. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






3. 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






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






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






6. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






7. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






8. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






9. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






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






11. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






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






13. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






14. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






15. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






16. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






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19. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






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






21. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






22. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






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






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






25. Francis Drake circles the world.






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






27. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






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






30. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






31. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






32. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






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






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






35. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






36. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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






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






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40. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






41. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






44. 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






45. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






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






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






48. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






49. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






50. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.







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