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16th Century Timeline

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1. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.






2. Affair of the Placards






3. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






4. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






5. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






6. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






8. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






9. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






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.






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12. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






13. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






14. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






15. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






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






18. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






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






20. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






21. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






22. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






23. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






24. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






25. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






26. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






27. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






28. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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31. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






32. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






34. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






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






41. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.






42. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






43. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






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






47. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






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






49. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






50. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh