1520s
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[edit] Events and Trends
- Reformation; Bible translations of William Tyndale, Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli.
- Fall of Tenochtitlán and conquest of Mexico by the Spanish.
- 1520-66: The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1521: Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
- 1521: San Juan Bautista is founded in the isle of San Juan, north ofthe vile of Caparra. It became the capital city of Puerto Rico, San Juan.
- 1523: Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
- 1524-25: Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1526: The Ottomans conquer the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács.
- 1526: Mughal Empire, founded by Babur, rules India until 1857.
- 1527: Sack of Rome is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
- 1529: The Siege of Vienna marks the Ottoman Empire's furthest advance into Europe.
[edit] See also
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