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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Polish
1534
1534
1571
1569
2. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1523
1531
1536
1514
3. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1576
1549
1559
1572
4. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1569
1545
1582
1536
5. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1556
1536
1572
1598
6. Est
1565
1523
1536
1556
7. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1568
1561
1551
1541
8. Spain repulses the English Armada.
1589
1592
1516
1565
9. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1500
1512
1578
1569
10. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1505
1558
1553
1569
11. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1527
1550
1547
1556
12. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1514
1598
1503
1592
13. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1509
1572
1578
1519
14. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.
1511
1559
1568
1513
15. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1572
1552
1565
1571
16. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1587
1558
1533
1511
17. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1561
1519
1505
1531
18. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1557
1518
1553
1556
19. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1519
1500
1557
1538
20. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1580
1526
1518
1561
21. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1558
1547
1556
1513
22. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1503
1598
1519
23. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
1556
1557
1548
1599
24. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1505
1538
1592
1585
25. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1541
1513
1571
1565
26. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1521
1533
1524
1596
27. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1568
1599
1598
1555
28. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1517
1556
1557
1506
29. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1536
1537
1500
1519
30. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1519
1556
1517
1567
31. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1545
1592
1518
1572
32. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1570
1598
1557
1521
33. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1571
1503
1546
1515
34. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1507
1554
1561
1560
35. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1579
1600
1567
1556
36. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1523
1547
1560
1500
37. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.
1524
1521
1534
1561
38. 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.
1575
1537
1580
1524
39. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1519
1534
1568
1565
40. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1571
1579
1529
1507
41. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1559
1541
1576
1565
42. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1509
1552
1566
43. The M
1524
1535
1500
1534
44. Rising of the North in England.
1556
1533
1569
1513
45. 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.
1536
1536
1518
1580
46. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1504
1541
1556
1562
47. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1537
1514
1571
1574
48. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1573
1529
1562
1526
49. Plague outbreak claimed 80000 people in Elizabethan England.In London alone - over 20000 people died of the disease.
1563
1542
1525
1574
50. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1529
1527
1543
1536