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16th Century Timeline

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2. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






3. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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5. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






7. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






8. Birth of Ren






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






10. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






11. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






13. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






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






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






16. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






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






18. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






19. 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.






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






21. Affair of the Placards






22. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






23. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






24. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






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






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






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






28. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.






29. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






30. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






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






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






33. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






34. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






35. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






36. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






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






39. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






40. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






41. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






42. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






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






44. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






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






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






48. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






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






50. Rising of the North in England.