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16th Century Timeline

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






2. The French defeat an Imperial






3. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






4. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






5. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






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






7. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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






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






10. Rising of the North in England.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






17. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






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






19. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






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






22. First reported African slaves in The New World






23. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






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






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






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






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






28. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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






30. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






31. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






33. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






35. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






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






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






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






39. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






40. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






41. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






42. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






44. 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.






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






46. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






47. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






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






49. The M






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