1556 ⟶ Shaanxi Earthquake Devastates China

The Shaanxi earthquake in China is history's deadliest known...
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👑 Jiajing Emperor Takes the Throne

Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming dynasty, China.⟶
Jiajing Emperor Takes the Throne (1521)
Ming DynastyEmperorSuccessionImperial ChinaDynastic RuleRulers
ChinaChina

🇦🇷 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

🚫 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

💥 Shaanxi Earthquake Devastates China

The Shaanxi earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake during the Ming dynasty.⟶
Shaanxi Earthquake Devastates China (1556)
Ming DynastyEarthquakeDisasterNatural DisasterSeismic ActivityCasualties
ChinaChina

👑 Jiajing Emperor's Death and Longqing Emperor's Ascension

After 45 years' reign, Jiajing Emperor died in the Forbidden City, Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming dynasty.⟶
Jiajing Emperor's Death and Longqing Emperor's Ascension (1567)
Ming DynastyEmperorSuccessionChinese HistoryImperial ChinaDynastic CyclePolitical Transition
ChinaChina

⚔️ Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I

Spanish conquistadores apprehend the last Inca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba, Peru, and execute him in Cuzco.⟶
Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I (1572)
ColonialismInca EmpireSpanish EmpirePeruConquestResistanceIndigenous PeoplesMilitary History
PeruPeruSpainSpain