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16th Century Timeline

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1. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






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






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






4. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






6. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






7. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






8. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






9. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






10. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






11. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






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






13. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






14. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






15. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






16. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






17. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






19. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






20. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






21. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






23. Portuguese navigator Pedro






24. Affair of the Placards






25. Rising of the North in England.






26. Portuguese missionaries Jos






27. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






28. 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.






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






30. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






31. Portuguese missionaries Jos






32. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






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






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






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






36. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






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






38. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






39. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






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






41. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






42. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






43. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






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






46. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






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48. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






50. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.