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16th Century Timeline

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1. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






2. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






3. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






4. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






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






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7. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






8. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






9. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.






10. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






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






12. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






13. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






14. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






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






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






17. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






18. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






19. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






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21. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






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23. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






24. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






25. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






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27. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






28. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






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






30. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






31. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.






32. The Ming Dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.






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






34. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






35. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






36. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






37. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






39. Birth of Ren






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






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






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






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






44. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






45. 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






46. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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






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






49. Capture of Buda and the absorption of the major part of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire.






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