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16th Century Timeline

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






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.






3. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






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






5. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






7. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






8. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






9. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






10. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






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






12. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






13. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.






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






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






16. The Polish






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






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.






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.






20. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






21. First reported African slaves in The New World






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






23. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






24. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






25. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






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






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






28. Portuguese missionaries Jos






29. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. By winning the Battle of Okehazama - Oda Nobunaga becomes one of the pre-eminent warlords of Japan






37. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






38. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






39. The Polish






40. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






41. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.






42. Gonzalo Jim






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






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






45. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






46. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






47. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






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






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






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







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