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16th Century Timeline

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1. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






2. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






3. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.






4. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






5. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






6. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






8. 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.






9. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






10. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






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






12. Gonzalo Jim






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






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






15. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






16. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






18. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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






20. The French defeat an Imperial






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






22. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






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






24. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






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






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






27. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






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






29. The Ottomans capture Baghdad.






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






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






32. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






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






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






35. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






36. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






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39. The Polish






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






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






45. 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.






46. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






47. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






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






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






50. The Portuguese mariner Jorge