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16th Century (1500-1599) C.E.
| 1500: | In the Burji Mamluks empire, ZahirKanauh overthrown by Ashraf Gan Balat. |
| 1501: | Isamil I establishes the Safaviddynasty in Persia, and the Twelve-Imam Shi’ism becomes the statereligion. |
| 1507: | The Portuguese under d’Albuquerqueestablish strongholds in the Persian Gulf. |
| 1508: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,End of the White Sheep dynasty and the annexation of their territoriesby the Safawids. |
| 1511: | D’Albuquerque conquers Malacca fromthe Muslims. |
| 1517: | The Ottoman Sultan Selim Yavuz (“theGrim”) defeats the Mamluks and conquers Egypt. |
| 1520: | The reign of Sulayman theMagnificent begins. |
| 1526: | Louis of Hungary dies at the Battleof Mohacs. |
| 1526: | The Battle of Panipat in India, andthe Moghul conquest; Babur makes his capital at Delhi and Agra. |
| 1528: | The Ottomans take Buda in Hungary. |
| 1529: | Unsuccessful Ottoman siege ofVienna. |
| 1550: | The architect Sinan builds theSuleymaniye mosque in Istanbul. |
| 1550: | The rise of the Muslim kingdom ofAtjeh in Sumatra. |
| 1550: | Islam spreads to Java, the Moluccas,and Borneo. |
| 1556: | The death of Sulayman theMagnificent. |
| 1568: | Alpujarra uprising of the Moriscos(Muslims forcibly converted to Catholicism) in Spain. |
| 1571: | The Ottomans are defeated at thenaval Battle of Lepanto, and their dominance in the Mediterranean isbrought to a close. |
| 1578: | The Battle of the Three Kings atQasr al-Kabir in Morocco. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed. |
| 1588: | Reign of Safavid Sultan Shah Abbas Ibegins. |
| 1591: | Mustaili Ismailis splitinto Sulaymanis and Daudis. |