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16th Century Timeline
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1. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1550
1544
1513
1555
2. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1550
1559
1568
1539
3. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1552
1567
1559
1512
4. Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1560
1533
1556
1551
5. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1582
1547
1513
1555
6. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1554
1532
1503
1598
7. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1600
1588
1523
1557
8. 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.
1524
1542
1512
1518
9. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1544
1534
1521
1514
10. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1506
1526
1521
1563
11. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1564
1567
1560
1503
12. Gonzalo Jim
1561
1521
1556
1538
13. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1501
1524
1527
1565
14. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.
1547
1569
1598
1572
15. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1521
1571
1552
1575
16. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1536
1598
1541
1504
17. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1574
1536
1513
1553
18. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1565
1505
1548
1541
19. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1552
1513
1579
1521
20. The French defeat an Imperial
1544
1582
1559
1553
21. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1572
1537
1600
1541
22. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.
1521
1565
1542
1507
23. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1569
1521
1585
24. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.
1536
1579
1592
1562
25. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1501
1545
1578
26. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1574
1571
1543
1526
27. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1513
1580
1570
1512
28. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.
1556
1575
1562
1506
29. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1534
1537
1560
1565
30. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth
1598
1578
1571
1519
31. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1512
1525
1506
1531
32. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1560
1506
1513
1562
33. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1550
1521
1551
1527
34. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1556
1503
1561
35. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.
1511
1529
1582
1506
36. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1545
1564
1572
1519
37. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1575
1548
1556
1572
38. Tom
1547
1571
1512
1549
39. The Polish
1521
1534
1569
1562
40. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.
1509
1519
1572
1560
41. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.
1543
1524
1520
1564
42. 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.
1520
1536
1561
1565
43. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1582
1513
1549
1565
44. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1517
1505
1524
1556
45. 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.
1569
1538
1572
1589
46. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1558
1521
1506
1576
47. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1519
1527
1575
1567
48. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1517
1575
1518
49. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1513
1560
1571
1564
50. The Portuguese mariner Jorge
1571
1513
1522
1564