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16th Century Timeline

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1. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






2. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






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






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






6. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






7. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






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






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






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






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






12. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






14. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






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






16. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






17. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






18. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






19. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






20. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






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






23. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






24. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






25. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






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.






27. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






28. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






29. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






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






31. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






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






33. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






34. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






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






37. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






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






39. 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.






40. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






42. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






43. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






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45. Affair of the Placards






46. 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.






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






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






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






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