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16th Century Timeline

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1. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






2. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






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






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






5. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






6. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






7. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






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






9. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






10. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






11. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






13. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






14. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






15. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






16. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






17. 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.






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






19. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






20. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






21. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






22. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






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






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






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






26. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






27. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






28. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






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






30. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






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






32. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






33. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






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






35. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






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






37. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






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






40. Gonzalo Jim






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






42. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






43. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






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






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






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






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






48. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






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