Timeline of 16th-century Muslim history

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16th century (1501–1600) (906 AH – 1009 AH)[]

1500 - 1509[]

Persia[]

• 1501: Ismail I establishes the Safavid dynasty, and the Twelve-Imam Shi'ism becomes the state religion.
• 1507: The Kingdom of Portugal under Alfonso d'Albuquerque establishes in the Persian Gulf..

Golden Horde[]

• 1502: The Golden Horde collapses into a number of smaller khanates.

Ak Koyunlu[]

• 1508: Ak Koyunlu is absorbed by the Safavids.

1510 - 1519[]

Malaysia[]

• 1511: D'Albuquerque conquers Malacca.

Ottoman Empire[]

• 1514: Sultan Selim I defeats Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran.
• 1516: Selim I defeats the Mamluks at the Battle of Merc-i Dabik and kills ; Syria is conquered.
• 1517: The Ottoman army crosses the Sinai desert, defeats the new Mamluk at the Battle of Ridaniye and and conquers Egypt. The Sharif of Mecca presented keys to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to Selim I and is declared their hereditary ruler. Al-Mutawakkil, the last Abbasid caliph, formally surrenders the title of caliph to Selim I.

1520 - 1529[]

South East Asia (Indonesia)[]

• 1527: Fall of Majapahit empire, the last Hindu stronghold in South East Asia. Demak established as first Islamic sultanate of Java.

Ottoman Empire[]

• 1520: Selim I dies and the reign of Suleiman I, the Magnificent begins.
• 1521: Suleiman I conquers Belgrade.
• 1522: Suleiman I defeats the Knights Hospitaller and drives them from the island of Rhodes.
• 1526: Suleiman I defeats the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohács, where Louis II of Hungary dies. Buda and Pest are taken by the Ottomans and Hungary is declared a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1529: Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna.

Mughal Empire[]

• 1526: Babur destroys the Delhi Sultanate at the Battle of Panipat, laying the foundation of the Mughal Empire.

• 1527: Babur annihilates the Rajput Confederacy of Rana Sanga at the Battle of Khanwa, ending the most dangerous threat to Muslim rule in India.

• 1528: Babur defeats an Afghan army at the Battle of Kannauj.

• 1529: Babur crushes an Afghan army at the Battle of Ghaghra, ending hopes of a Lodhi restoration.

1530 - 1539[]

Ottoman Empire[]

• 1534: Suleiman I conducts a military campaign against Safavid and conquers Van, Baghdad, and Tabriz.
• 1538: The Ottoman navy under the command of wins a naval victory against a combined Christian fleet at the Battle of Preveza.

Algeria[]

• 1533: is appointed the Admiral of the Ottoman fleet and governor of Algeria.

1540 - 1549[]

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1550 - 1559[]

Ottoman Empire[]

• 1550: The architect Mimar Sinan builds the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul. The rise of the Muslim kingdom of Aceh in Sumatra.

Khanate of Kazan[]

• 1552: The Khanate is conquered by the Tsardom of Russia.

Indonesia[]

• 1550: Islam spreads to Java, the Maluku Islands, and Borneo.

Mughals[]

• 1556: Mughal dynasty reigns. Akbar founds the Mughal Dynasty in Northern India.

1560 - 1569[]

Ottoman Empire[]

• 1565: The Ottomans are defeated by the Knights Hospitaller during the Siege of Malta.
• 1566: The Ottomans gain control of the Aegean islands.
• 1566: Suleiman I dies and is succeeded by Selim II.

Spain[]

• 1568: Moriscos revolt during the .

1570 - 1579[]

Ottoman Empire[]

• 1571: The Ottomans are defeated at the naval Battle of Lepanto.

Morocco[]

• 1578: The Battle of Alcazarquivir at Alcazarquivir in Morocco. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed.

1580 - 1589[]

Safavid Dynasty[]

• 1588: The reign of Abbas I of Safavid begins.

1590 - 1599[]

Religious[]

• 1591: Mustaali Ismailis split into Sulaymanis and .

See also[]

• Timeline of Muslim history