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16th Century Timeline
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1. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1519
1517
1568
1521
2. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1588
1520
1529
1519
3. 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.
1560
1557
1551
1548
4. Birth of Ren
1503
1600
1541
1596
5. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1548
1592
1600
1512
6. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1531
1548
1562
1514
7. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1519
1534
1502
1536
8. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1565
1553
1502
1506
9. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1547
1520
1550
1526
10. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1521
1565
1534
1536
11. Hern
1556
1541
1582
1519
12. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1570
1547
1572
1582
13. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1569
1546
1558
1573
14. Est
1515
1565
1519
1572
15. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1536
1544
1579
1584
16. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1501
1529
1546
1524
17. Tom
1531
1525
1574
1549
18. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1560
1574
1529
1531
19. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1592
1576
1547
1500
20. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
1571
1536
1569
1506
21. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1501
1527
1525
1561
22. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1572
1541
1556
1576
23. 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
1584
1593
1556
1515
24. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1565
1536
1558
1550
25. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1511
1531
1529
1571
26. 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.
1598
1565
1519
1529
27. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.
1517
1521
1579
1557
28. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1556
1503
1550
1503
29. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian
1518
1529
1521
1544
30. First reported African slaves in The New World
1502
1531
1599
1514
31. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1556
1574
1519
1521
32. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1545
1521
1600
1514
33. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1539
1582
1537
1521
34. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1504
1516
1544
1562
35. 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.
1552
1572
1551
1551
36. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1572
1511
1543
1592
37. Francis Drake circles the world.
1599
1577
1579
1521
38. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1548
1562
1561
1513
39. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1580
1575
1576
1565
40. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1536
1541
1559
1568
41. The Polish
1556
1503
1569
1599
42. Rising of the North in England.
1500
1529
1562
1569
43. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1575
1556
1503
1575
44. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1525
1570
1582
1551
45. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.
1550
1574
1571
1507
46. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1564
1526
1556
1571
47. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1506
1565
1575
1572
48. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1574
1544
1527
49. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1593
1529
1598
1570
50. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1569
1509
1501
1515