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16th Century Timeline

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2. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






4. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






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






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






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






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






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10. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






11. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






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






13. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






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






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






17. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






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






19. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






20. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






21. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






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






23. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






25. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






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






27. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






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






29. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






30. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






31. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






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






33. Rising of the North in England.






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






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






36. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






38. 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.






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






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41. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






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






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






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






45. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






46. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






47. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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