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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






5. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






7. 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.






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






9. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






11. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.






12. 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.






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






14. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






15. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






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






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






18. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






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20. The French defeat an Imperial






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.






26. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






27. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






28. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






29. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






30. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






31. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.






32. 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






33. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






34. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






36. At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot.






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






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






40. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






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






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






44. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






45. 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.






46. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






47. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






49. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






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