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16th Century Timeline

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1. Birth of Ren






2. Francis Drake circles the world.






3. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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






5. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






6. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






8. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






10. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






11. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






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






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






16. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






18. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






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






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






23. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






25. 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.






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






27. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






29. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






30. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






31. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






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






33. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






34. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






35. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






36. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






37. 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.






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






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






40. The French defeat an Imperial






41. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






42. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






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






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






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






46. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






47. Birth of Ren






48. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






49. Est






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