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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1556
1557
1570
1527
2. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1578
1599
1572
1527
3. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1519
1570
1588
4. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1503
1547
1521
1565
5. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1513
1500
1531
1555
6. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1589
1571
1529
1598
7. 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
1556
1506
1550
1565
8. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1556
1521
1571
1572
9. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1514
1598
1557
1572
10. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1506
1574
1555
1501
11. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1565
1571
1545
12. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1541
1521
1519
1534
13. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.
1571
1520
1534
1549
14. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1598
1536
1555
1552
15. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1572
1562
1551
1502
16. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1525
1553
1541
1506
17. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1542
1521
1571
1578
18. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1545
1559
1577
1553
19. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1527
1513
1579
1536
20. 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
1584
1512
1511
1512
21. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1571
1537
1529
1564
22. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1593
1517
1513
1565
23. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1600
1505
1556
1519
24. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1547
1539
1513
1513
25. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1558
1501
1596
1531
26. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1582
1572
1573
1506
27. Francis Drake circles the world.
1577
1509
1517
1565
28. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1571
1565
1546
1522
29. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1571
1576
1568
1539
30. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1551
1506
1531
1571
31. The French defeat an Imperial
1552
1517
1544
1561
32. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1524
1503
1550
1579
33. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
1520
1572
1506
1572
34. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1554
1556
1558
1592
35. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1524
1527
1592
1574
36. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1525
1582
1565
1565
37. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1556
1541
1533
1503
38. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1526
1520
1582
1556
39. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1539
1566
1558
1531
40. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1523
1519
1574
1537
41. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1564
1541
1521
1577
42. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1522
1546
1547
1565
43. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1514
1513
1572
1576
44. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1565
1503
1572
1568
45. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1556
1558
1531
1582
46. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1504
1556
1571
1519
47. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1556
1561
1558
1521
48. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1514
1532
1560
1547
49. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1585
1592
1591
1552
50. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1527
1555
1531
1544