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16th Century Timeline
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1. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.
1572
1561
1513
1576
2. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1519
1512
1502
1561
3. Safavid dynasty reunified Iran and ruled over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.
1557
1562
1513
1501
4. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1596
1533
1548
1539
5. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.
1566
1513
1529
1515
6. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1553
1544
1541
1501
7. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.
1565
1520
1584
1541
8. Battle of Sekigahara in Japan. End of the Warring States period and beginning of the Edo period.
1559
1520
1600
1519
9. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
1551
1538
1515
1524
10. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.
1529
1547
1568
1592
11. The M
1563
1568
1535
1536
12. Affair of the Placards
1569
1531
1534
1519
13. 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
1534
1584
1541
1558
14. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.
1543
1576
1500
1560
15. Spanish navigator Vicente Y
1514
1523
1538
1500
16. The Ottomans capture Massawa - all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
1566
1512
1557
1556
17. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1558
1562
1545
1572
18. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1541
1564
1560
1569
19. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
1536
1535
1521
1556
20. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1507
1579
1567
1552
21. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1519
1551
1565
1503
22. 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
1584
1556
1574
1520
23. The Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Vienna.
1521
1529
1564
1600
24. Rising of the North in England.
1500
1571
1569
1553
25. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1527
1516
1529
1571
26. Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.
1556
1522
1514
1553
27. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.
1509
1514
1558
1500
28. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.
1588
1503
1571
1521
29. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.
1599
1518
1585
1552
30. First reported African slaves in The New World
1572
1518
1502
1525
31. 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.
1529
1529
1520
1512
32. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
1561
1544
1527
1573
33. England repulses the Spanish Armada.
1571
1588
1543
1556
34. 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.
1591
1524
1536
1521
35. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1541
1579
1513
1552
36. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1558
1546
1521
1503
37. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.
1539
1541
1506
1592
38. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.
1519
1600
1545
1556
39. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1582
1553
1545
1536
40. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
1529
1546
1506
1526
41. Tom
1591
1506
1537
1549
42. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians
1500
1539
1550
1518
43. Ivan the Terrible orders the massacre of inhabitants of Novgorod.
1548
1570
1551
1569
44. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.
1565
1500
1556
1591
45. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn
1566
1571
1599
1551
46. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1591
1596
1600
1512
47. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium
1579
1565
1533
1558
48. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.
1568
1506
1506
1557
49. Vasco N
1578
1513
1600
1545
50. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.
1598
1562
1541
1517
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