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16th Century Timeline

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1. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






2. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






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






4. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






5. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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11. The French defeat an Imperial






12. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






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






14. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






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






16. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






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






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






19. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






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






21. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






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






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






24. Rising of the North in England.






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






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






27. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






28. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






29. Portuguese navigator Pedro






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






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






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






33. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






34. 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.






35. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






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






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






38. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






39. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






45. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






46. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






47. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






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






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






50. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.