1572 ⟶ Wanli Emperor Ascends the Ming Throne

The 9 years old Taizi, Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming...
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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

⚔️ 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

🤝 Formation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth via the Union of Lublin

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth is created with the Union of Lublin which lasts until 1795.⟶
Formation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth via the Union of Lublin (1569)
CommonwealthPolitical UnionMonarchy
PolandPolandLithuaniaLithuania

⚔️ Ottoman Sack of Nicosia

20,000 inhabitants of Nicosia in Cyprus were massacred and every church, public building, and palace was looted. Cyprus fell to the Ottoman Turks the following year.⟶
Ottoman Sack of Nicosia (1570)
Ottoman EmpireMassacreInvasionConquestSiegeReligious ConflictWarfare
CyprusCyprusTurkeyTurkey

👑 Wanli Emperor Ascends the Ming Throne

The 9 years old Taizi, Zhu Yijun ascended the throne of Ming dynasty, known as Wanli Emperor.⟶
Wanli Emperor Ascends the Ming Throne (1572)
Ming DynastyEmperorSuccessionImperial ChinaDynastic SuccessionGovernance
ChinaChina