1548 ⟶ Ming Dynasty Bans Foreign Trade and Closes Seaports

The Ming dynasty government of China issues a decree banning...
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⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks

The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.⟶
Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks (1515)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
TurkeyTurkey

👑 Fall of Majapahit and Rise of Demak

The Majapahit Empire fell to Demak, with many fleeing to Bali while Demak, under Sultan Fatah, became the new center of power.⟶
Fall of Majapahit and Rise of Demak (1527)
MajapahitSultanateMajapahit EmpireIslamic ExpansionPolitical TransitionSuccession
IndonesiaIndonesia

🏘️ Portuguese Founding of Recife

The Portuguese establish Recife in Pernambuco, north-east of Brazil.⟶
Portuguese Founding of Recife (1537)
ColonialismPortuguese EmpireSettlementExplorationTradeEconomy
BrazilBrazilPortugalPortugal

🚫 Ming Dynasty Bans Foreign Trade and Closes Seaports

The Ming dynasty government of China issues a decree banning all foreign trade and closes down all seaports along the coast; these Hai jin laws came during the Wokou wars with Japanese pirates.⟶
Ming Dynasty Bans Foreign Trade and Closes Seaports (1548)
Ming DynastyIsolationismChinese HistoryMaritime History
ChinaChinaJapanJapan

⚔️ Ottoman Capture of Massawa

The Ottomans capture Massawa, all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.⟶
Ottoman Capture of Massawa (1557)
Ottoman EmpireConquestTrade RoutesIsolationismWarfareExpansionism
EthiopiaEthiopiaTurkeyTurkeyEritreaEritrea