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16th Century Timeline

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






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






3. The Battle of Chaldiran - the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.






4. 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.






5. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






6. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






7. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






8. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






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






10. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






11. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






12. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






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






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






15. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






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17. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






18. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






19. After heavy losses on both sides the Siege of Haarlem ends in a Spanish victory.






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






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






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






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






24. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






25. Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of theInca Empire.






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






27. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






28. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






34. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






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






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






37. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






38. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






39. Spain repulses the English Armada.






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






42. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






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






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46. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






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






48. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






49. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






50. The Polish