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16th Century Timeline
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1. The Polish
1541
1589
1569
1582
2. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.
1562
1598
1560
1547
3. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1514
1591
1571
1534
4. Tom
1529
1519
1549
1596
5. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1534
1551
1592
1536
6. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1535
1541
1531
1527
7. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1585
1543
1600
1538
8. Birth of Ren
1527
1596
1521
1591
9. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1522
1531
1543
1580
10. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1556
1599
1519
1500
11. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1556
1562
1575
1536
12. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1576
1524
1551
1542
13. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1560
1524
1518
1507
14. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1541
1521
1519
1577
15. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1513
1582
1580
1548
16. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1509
1550
1536
1523
17. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1544
1600
1558
1598
18. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1568
1519
1513
1580
19. 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.
1572
1524
1555
1534
20. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1535
1558
1527
1505
21. Affair of the Placards
1592
1534
1580
1545
22. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1529
1572
1513
1503
23. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.
1579
1521
1573
1525
24. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1537
1559
1565
1563
25. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1524
1525
1564
1574
26. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.
1521
1522
1578
1547
27. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1555
1501
1503
1551
28. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1570
1548
1565
1514
29. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1515
1506
1541
1576
30. 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.
1580
1529
1547
1571
31. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1501
1587
1589
1533
32. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1571
1519
1572
1591
33. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1592
1529
1514
1538
34. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1513
1521
1529
1565
35. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1562
1506
1541
1558
36. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1552
1513
1509
1545
37. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1503
1564
1503
1587
38. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1519
1526
1501
1556
39. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.
1543
1531
1509
1529
40. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1506
1558
1559
1541
41. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1553
1565
1534
1545
42. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1544
1580
1565
1591
43. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1514
1517
1533
1562
44. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1503
1519
1598
1562
45. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1548
1513
1572
1556
46. Gonzalo Jim
1538
1556
1557
1560
47. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1521
1582
1514
1523
48. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.
1524
1509
1500
1536
49. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.
1565
1519
1547
1593
50. Rising of the North in England.
1569
1587
1529
1551