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16th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






2. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






3. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






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






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






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






9. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






10. First reported African slaves in The New World






11. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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






13. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






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






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






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






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






18. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






19. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






20. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






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






22. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.






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






24. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






25. 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.






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






27. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






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






29. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






30. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






31. Mir Chakar Khan Rind captured Delhi with Emperor Humayun.






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






33. North African pirates enslave the entire population of the Maltese island Gozo - between 5000 and 6000 - sending them to Libya.






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






35. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






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






37. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






38. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






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






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41. 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.






42. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






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






44. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






45. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






46. A period of drought - with famine in all of Spain.






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






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






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






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