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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






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






6. 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.






7. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






8. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






9. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






10. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






11. 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.






12. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






14. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






16. 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.






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






18. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






19. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






20. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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






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






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






25. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






26. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






27. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






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






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






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






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






33. Miguel L






34. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






35. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






36. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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






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






39. Hern






40. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






41. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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






43. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






44. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






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






46. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






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






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






49. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






50. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.







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