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16th Century Timeline
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1. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1556
1505
1569
1509
2. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1547
1511
1568
1556
3. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1556
1538
1552
1543
4. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.
1541
1548
1591
1600
5. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1541
1556
1560
1558
6. The M
1506
1562
1579
1535
7. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.
1551
1538
1566
1558
8. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1541
1552
1569
1513
9. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1584
1519
1571
1557
10. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1533
1564
1513
1541
11. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1527
1537
1591
1504
12. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1568
1579
1589
1531
13. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1516
1567
1582
1598
14. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1514
1547
1572
1527
15. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.
1560
1542
1585
1503
16. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1503
1506
1521
1574
17. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1519
1582
1511
1550
18. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.
1521
1556
1600
1529
19. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.
1513
1541
1593
1575
20. Vasco N
1547
1600
1519
1513
21. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.
1519
1578
1514
1557
22. Miguel L
1565
1543
1556
1524
23. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1543
1560
1536
1566
24. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1598
1572
1598
1556
25. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.
1555
1536
1547
1591
26. Vasco N
1513
1556
1565
1548
27. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.
1547
1557
1551
1503
28. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.
1542
1513
1541
1580
29. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1536
1512
1519
1573
30. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1531
1571
1550
1572
31. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1529
1577
1524
1513
32. 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.
1526
1537
1548
1598
33. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1500
1534
1505
34. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1556
1560
1541
1545
35. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.
1559
1592
1588
1550
36. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr
1559
1511
1568
1571
37. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1534
1582
1558
1596
38. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1501
1562
1529
1589
39. Birth of Ren
1533
1548
1596
1562
40. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1517
1562
1558
1542
41. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1513
1522
1579
1513
42. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1553
1537
1512
1598
43. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1547
1513
1541
1593
44. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1582
1568
1566
1550
45. 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
1565
1572
1584
1501
46. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1561
1502
1500
1568
47. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1574
1576
1565
1556
48. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1579
1589
1558
1521
49. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1598
1591
1551
1541
50. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1500
1519
1589
1562