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16th Century Timeline

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






3. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






4. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






5. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






6. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






7. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






8. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.






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






10. First reported African slaves in The New World






11. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






12. The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony.






13. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






14. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






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






16. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






17. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






18. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






19. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.






20. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See






21. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






22. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






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. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






26. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






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






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






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






30. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






31. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






32. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






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






34. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






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






37. 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.






38. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.






39. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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41. Rising of the North in England.






42. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






43. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.






44. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






45. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






46. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






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






48. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






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






50. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.







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