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16th Century Timeline

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






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






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






5. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






6. The 9 years old Taizi - Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty - known as Wanli Emperor.






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






8. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






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






10. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






11. Portuguese missionaries Jos






12. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






13. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






14. Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid - Spain.






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






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






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






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






19. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






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






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






22. Korea - with the help of Ming Dynasty China - repels two Japanese invasions.






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






24. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






25. Foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza






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






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






28. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






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






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






31. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






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






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






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






35. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






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






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






38. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






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






40. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






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






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






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44. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






45. The Portuguese settle in Macau.






46. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






47. 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.






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






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






50. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.