16th Century

Information about 16th Century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 through 1600.

See also: 16th century in literature

Events

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Martin Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529)

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1510s

1520s

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Henry VIII
King of England and Ireland
by Hans Holbein the Younger.

1530s

1540s

1550s

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Oda Nobunaga.

1560s

1570s

1580s

1590s

Significant people

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William Shakespeare.
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John Calvin.

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Related article: List of 16th century inventions.

Decades and Years

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Before Christ / Before Common Era (BC/BCE)
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time.

One view is that time is part of the fundamental structure of the universe, a dimension in which events occur in sequence, and time itself is something that can be measured.
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century (From the Latin cent, one hundred) is one hundred consecutive years.
  • In all dating systems, centuries are essentially numbered ordinally. Thus, the first century of a time frame is "The First Century" and not "Century 0".

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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
1470s  1480s  1490s  - 1500s -  1510s  1520s  1530s
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
1570s  1580s  1590s  - 1600s -  1610s  1620s  1630s
1597 1598 1599 - 1600 - 1601 1602 1603

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-1510-  1511 . 1512 . 1513  1514 . 1515 . 1516 . 1517 . 1518 . 1519 .
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14th century - 15th century - 16th century
1470s  1480s  1490s  - 1500s -  1510s  1520s  1530s
1497 1498 1499 - 1500 - 1501 1502 1503

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The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1500 A.D., varying regionally.
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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1498 1499 1500 - 1501 - 1502 1503 1504

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Anthem
Sorūd-e Mellī-e Īrān ²


Capital
(and largest city) Tehran

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17th century - 18th century - 19th century
1700s  1710s  1720s  - 1730s -  1740s  1750s  1760s
1733 1734 1735 - 1736 - 1737 1738 1739

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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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1500 1501 1502 - 1503 - 1504 1505 1506

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Leonardo da Vinci

Self-portrait in red chalk, circa 1512 to 1515. [a]
Birth name Leonardo di Ser Piero
March 15 1452(1452--)
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Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda (La Joconde)(divincia famous artist) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo Da Vinci during the Renaissance in Italy.
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
1470s  1480s  1490s  - 1500s -  1510s  1520s  1530s
1503 1504 1505 - 1506 - 1507 1508 1509

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Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator, colonizer and one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas after the Vikings. Though not the first to reach the Americas from Europe, Columbus' voyages led to general European awareness of the hemisphere and
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Valladolid is an industrial city and it is a municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga and within the Ribera del Duero region. It is the capital of the province of Valladolid and of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, therefore is part of the historical
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Motto
"Plus Ultra"   (Latin)
"Further Beyond"
Anthem
"Marcha Real" 1
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
1470s  1480s  1490s  - 1500s -  1510s  1520s  1530s
1506 1507 1508 - 1509 - 1510 1511 1512

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The naval Battle of Diu was a critical sea battle that took place on 2-3 February, 1509 near the port town of Diu, India
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Part of a on Trade routes

Major Routes
Amber Road Hrvejen . Incense Route
Kamboja-Dvaravati Route . King's Highway
Roman-India routes . Royal Road
Silk Road Spice Route .
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
1480s  1490s  1500s  - 1510s -  1520s  1530s  1540s
1510 1511 1512 - 1513 - 1514 1515 1516

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sailor or mariner is a person who navigates water-born vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses.
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Jorge Álvares (died July 8, 1521) is credited as the first Portuguese explorer to have reached China and Hong Kong. The Fundação Jorge Álvares (Jorge Álvares Foundation), founded by Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira prior to the handover of Macau, got its name for also having reached
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Anthem
March of the Volunteers


Capital none[1]
Largest freguesia (population) Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Official languages Chinese, Portuguese
Government
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History of China
ANCIENT
3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperors
Xia Dynasty 2070–1600 BCE
Shang Dynasty 1600–1046 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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1511 1512 1513 - 1514 - 1515 1516 1517

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Battle of Orsha took place September 8, 1514, between the forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland (less than 30,000 troops), under the command of Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski, and the army of Grand Duchy of Moscow under Konyushy
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Grand Duchy of Moscow (Russian: Великое княжество Московское
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15th century - 16th century - 17th century
1480s  1490s  1500s  - 1510s -  1520s  1530s  1540s
1512 1513 1514 - 1515 - 1516 1517 1518

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