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16th Century Timeline

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2. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






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






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






6. Spain repulses the English Armada.






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






8. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






9. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






10. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






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






12. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






13. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






14. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






15. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






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






17. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






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






19. 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.






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






21. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






22. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






24. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






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






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






29. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






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






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






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






33. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






34. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






35. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






37. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






38. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






49. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






50. 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.