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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






6. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






7. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






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






10. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






11. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






12. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






13. Portuguese missionaries Jos






14. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






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






16. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






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






18. 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.






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






20. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






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






22. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






23. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






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






25. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






26. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






27. Gonzalo Jim






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






29. 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.






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






31. Tom






32. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






33. Francis Drake circles the world.






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






35. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






36. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






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






38. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






39. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






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






41. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






42. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Spanish






48. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






49. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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







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