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16th Century Timeline
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1. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.
1513
1551
1519
1526
2. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1503
1556
1582
1524
3. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1558
1503
1533
4. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1504
1513
1521
1577
5. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1552
1558
1541
1514
6. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.
1558
1598
1521
1572
7. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.
1534
1563
1541
1537
8. Gonzalo Jim
1591
1558
1538
1593
9. Galileo Galilei born on February 15
1552
1564
1558
1520
10. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1571
1524
1512
1547
11. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1537
1519
1536
1542
12. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.
1521
1565
1556
1526
13. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1529
1519
1541
1521
14. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1577
1514
1533
1527
15. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.
1562
1511
1513
1559
16. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1505
1536
1538
1501
17. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1565
1598
1514
1553
18. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.
1538
1553
1570
1568
19. Hern
1519
1543
1503
1562
20. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.
1517
1552
1576
1537
21. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.
1550
1591
1579
1534
22. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1580
1513
1536
1548
23. Vasco N
1513
1541
1564
1524
24. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1544
1503
1565
1572
25. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.
1579
1557
1506
1547
26. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.
1591
1553
1556
1572
27. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.
1533
1519
1539
1507
28. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.
1542
1503
1500
1520
29. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan
1550
1503
1506
1543
30. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1549
1543
1596
1506
31. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1505
1516
1537
1519
32. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1572
1513
1513
1516
33. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1532
1584
1572
1506
34. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.
1599
1598
1507
1500
35. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1519
1513
1571
1598
36. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1598
1541
1564
1565
37. First reported African slaves in The New World
1541
1502
1513
1520
38. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.
1516
1537
1573
1534
39. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy
1537
1513
1532
1529
40. 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.
1517
1521
1524
1562
41. Miguel L
1556
1519
1500
1565
42. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.
1563
1536
1582
1517
43. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.
1564
1519
1556
1570
44. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.
1562
1558
1506
1582
45. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1574
1550
1565
46. Vasco N
1519
1500
1513
1565
47. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1529
1565
1551
1568
48. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1556
1579
1518
1533
49. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1543
1519
1574
1533
50. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1557
1559
1502
1501