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16th Century Timeline

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1. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






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






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






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5. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






7. The French defeat an Imperial






8. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






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11. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






12. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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14. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






17. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






18. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






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






20. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.






26. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






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






29. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






30. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






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






33. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






34. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






35. Spain repulses the English Armada.






36. 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.






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






39. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.






40. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






41. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






42. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






43. 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.






44. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






46. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






47. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






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






49. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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