1521 ⟶ Ottoman Conquest of Belgrade

Belgrade (in present-day Serbia) is captured by the Ottoman ...
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⚔️ ⚔️ Crimean Tatar Invasion of Poland, 1506

Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.⟶
⚔️ Crimean Tatar Invasion of Poland, 1506 (1506)
Crimean KhanateTatarsInvasionMilitary HistoryWarfareRaids
PolandPoland

🚢 Portuguese Trading Post Established in Lamakera

The Portuguese established a trading post in the village of Lamakera on the eastern side of Solor (in present-day Indonesia) as a transit harbour between Maluku and Malacca.⟶
Portuguese Trading Post Established in Lamakera (1520)
Portuguese EmpireSpice TradeColonialismTradeMaluku IslandsMalaccaTrading Post
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Belgrade

Belgrade (in present-day Serbia) is captured by the Ottoman Empire.⟶
Ottoman Conquest of Belgrade (1521)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistorySiegeWars and ConflictsSuleiman the MagnificentExpansionismFortification
SerbiaSerbiaOttoman EmpireOttoman EmpireHungaryHungary

🇸🇪 Sweden's Secession from the Kalmar Union

Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.⟶
Sweden's Secession from the Kalmar Union (1523)
IndependenceDenmarkMonarchyNationalismUnion
SwedenSwedenDenmarkDenmarkNorwayNorway

🇦🇷 Pedro de Mendoza Founds Buenos Aires

Foundation of Buenos Aires (in present-day Argentina) by Pedro de Mendoza.⟶
Pedro de Mendoza Founds Buenos Aires (1536)
ExplorationColonizationSpanish EmpireSettlementColonialismNew World
ArgentinaArgentinaSpainSpain

⚔️ French Victory at the Battle of Ceresole

The French defeat an Imperial–Spanish army at the Battle of Ceresole.Scenes of everyday life in Ming China, by Qiu Ying⟶
French Victory at the Battle of Ceresole (1544)
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