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16th Century Timeline

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1. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Spain repulses the English Armada.






7. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






8. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






9. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






10. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






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






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






13. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






14. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






15. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






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






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






20. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






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






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25. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






26. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






27. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






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






30. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






31. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






34. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






35. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






37. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






39. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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






41. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






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






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






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






46. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






47. Rising of the North in England.






48. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






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






50. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat