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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






2. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






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






4. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






5. Rising of the North in England.






6. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






8. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






9. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






10. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






11. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






12. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






13. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






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






15. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






16. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






17. 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.






18. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






19. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






20. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






21. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






22. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






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






24. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






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






26. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






27. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






28. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






29. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






30. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






31. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






32. The M






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






34. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






35. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






36. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






37. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






38. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






39. 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






40. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat






41. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






42. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






43. Rising of the North in England.






44. Portuguese missionaries Jos






45. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






46. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






47. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






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






49. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






50. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.