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16th Century Timeline
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1. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.
1514
1577
1566
1501
2. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.
1519
1541
1534
1580
3. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1500
1541
1521
1552
4. 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
1544
1543
1572
1584
5. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1519
1556
1579
1565
6. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1515
1535
1519
1534
7. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1533
1500
1519
1569
8. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1519
1509
1575
1551
9. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal
1557
1558
1589
1536
10. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1553
1551
1519
1550
11. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1516
1570
1533
1592
12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1521
1517
1536
1518
13. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1506
1547
1553
1529
14. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.
1552
1560
1582
1513
15. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1536
1503
1572
1501
16. The Polish
1506
1507
1569
1537
17. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1571
1514
1503
1571
18. 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.
1542
1572
1571
1565
19. 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.
1519
1580
1506
1565
20. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.
1598
1585
1556
1512
21. First reported African slaves in The New World
1547
1516
1502
1556
22. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1531
1592
1513
23. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1517
1557
1585
1544
24. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.
1562
1572
1514
1523
25. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.
1572
1503
1533
1574
26. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1524
1547
1534
1600
27. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1537
1506
1509
1514
28. Portuguese missionaries Jos
1524
1521
1554
1532
29. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1587
1539
1547
1500
30. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1596
1519
1550
1537
31. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1562
1502
1506
32. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1544
1503
1541
1509
33. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1503
1560
1551
1557
34. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.
1561
1504
1534
1545
35. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1503
1567
1503
1579
36. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1534
1517
1513
1560
37. Morisco Revolt in Spain.
1526
1568
1553
1517
38. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1501
1545
1503
1589
39. The Polish
1569
1557
1505
1565
40. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1556
1592
1572
1535
41. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1533
1593
1572
1596
42. Gonzalo Jim
1509
1513
1509
1538
43. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.
1500
1561
1571
1536
44. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1514
1521
1500
1582
45. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1575
1534
1561
1577
46. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.
1512
1552
1556
1562
47. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1557
1558
1556
1519
48. Mongols led by Altan Khan invade China and besiege Beijing.
1550
1524
1575
1506
49. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1558
1537
1598
1550
50. Grand Prince Ivan the Terrible is crowned tsar of (All)Russia - thenceforth becoming the first Russian tsar.
1512
1547
1574
1563
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