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16th Century Timeline
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1. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1556
1574
1561
1513
2. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1513
1522
1519
1533
3. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1531
1550
1547
1556
4. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1533
1529
1564
1562
5. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1512
1548
1509
1557
6. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1550
1558
1556
1524
7. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1519
1552
1518
1513
8. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1591
1570
1572
1547
9. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1536
1580
1519
1533
10. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1519
1560
1500
1506
11. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.
1571
1560
1531
1580
12. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1509
1542
1556
1557
13. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1557
1574
1500
1588
14. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1569
1592
1572
1503
15. 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.
1514
1544
1550
1506
16. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1522
1529
1513
1589
17. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1500
1541
1560
1504
18. 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
1598
1509
1529
19. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1558
1539
1526
1542
20. 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.
1504
1512
1542
1548
21. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1542
1558
1556
1559
22. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1563
1562
1572
1600
23. The French defeat an Imperial
1509
1544
1564
1512
24. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1567
1555
1574
1512
25. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1592
1542
1533
1514
26. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1554
1537
1556
1516
27. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1521
1507
1526
1556
28. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1513
1552
1536
1515
29. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1568
1513
1551
1541
30. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1598
1570
1580
1578
31. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1542
1551
1513
1565
32. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1598
1563
1584
1571
33. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1541
1543
1572
1538
34. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1579
1536
1565
1557
35. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1558
1557
1565
1565
36. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1565
1532
1536
1566
37. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.
1524
1525
1504
1578
38. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1572
1543
1524
1561
39. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1559
1524
1572
1567
40. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1556
1572
1519
1552
41. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1520
1526
1568
1513
42. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1536
1539
1567
1575
43. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1500
1571
1519
1513
44. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1536
1503
1565
1523
45. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1569
1504
1565
1512
46. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1521
1556
1547
1573
47. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1568
1553
1556
1506
48. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1564
1562
1600
1587
49. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1533
1526
1591
1518
50. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1503
1515
1571
1511