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16th Century Timeline
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1. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
1544
1526
1545
1543
2. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.
1514
1560
1543
1509
3. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta
1507
1576
1565
1547
4. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1503
1549
1563
1562
5. Akbar the Great defeats the Sultan of Bengal at the Second battle of Panipat
1592
1556
1579
1573
6. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1561
1539
1556
1579
7. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.
1536
1556
1538
1513
8. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1541
1561
1588
1536
9. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
1550
1592
1523
1524
10. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.
1522
1519
1518
1536
11. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.
1549
1569
1553
1532
12. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1556
1531
1524
1507
13. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1543
1565
1509
1568
14. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1547
1562
1541
1598
15. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1538
1519
1585
1564
16. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.
1573
1500
1562
1500
17. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1537
1533
1533
1534
18. The French defeat an Imperial
1565
1543
1568
1544
19. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.
1531
1516
1533
1529
20. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1501
1543
1503
1556
21. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1574
1501
1513
1556
22. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.
1556
1589
1572
1576
23. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1553
1521
1596
1566
24. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.
1555
1576
1584
1541
25. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1509
1527
1576
1504
26. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1521
1584
1574
1557
27. 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.
1572
1574
1524
1529
28. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.
1576
1533
1516
1572
29. Spanish
1538
1506
1582
1549
30. 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.
1589
1529
1562
1572
31. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.
1588
1514
1541
1500
32. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1559
1582
1546
1571
33. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.
1556
1575
1565
1599
34. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1527
1575
1529
1564
35. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.
1556
1513
1501
1547
36. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1543
1588
1532
1550
37. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1568
1600
1552
1593
38. Birth of Ren
1596
1526
1529
1558
39. First reported African slaves in The New World
1502
1571
1556
1557
40. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1582
1563
1544
1572
41. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1536
1517
1557
1534
42. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1551
1552
1548
1573
43. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1564
1533
1599
1547
44. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.
1582
1573
1536
1500
45. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1574
1521
1547
1600
46. 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.
1549
1520
1556
1574
47. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1585
1505
1557
1524
48. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1536
1527
1541
1519
49. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.
1564
1541
1551
1526
50. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan
1557
1523
1560
1516