Year 1556 (MDLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 4 – In Japan, Saitō Yoshitatsu...
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Catherine de' Medici (redirect from Joan of France (1556))
Francis when he was confirmed. Victoire (24 June 1556 – 17 August 1556). Died in infancy. Jeanne (24 June 1556). Stillborn Though an Italian nation state had...
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The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake (Postal romanization: Shensi), known in Chinese colloquially by its regnal year as the Jiajing Great Earthquake "嘉靖大地震" (Jiājìng...
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Second Battle of Panipat (redirect from Battle of Panipat (1556))
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556, between Akbar and the king of Delhi, Hemu. Hemu had conquered Delhi and Agra a few weeks earlier...
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The Great Comet of 1556 (designated C/1556 D1 in modern nomenclature) was a comet that first appeared in February 1556, and which was observed throughout...
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Humayun (redirect from Humayun, Emperor of Hindustan, 1508-1556)
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (Persian pronunciation: [hu.mɑː.juːn]), was the second...
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Kazan rebellion (redirect from Kazan Rebellion of 1552–1556)
The Kazan rebellion or Tatar Rebellion (1552–1556) was an uprising against Tsardom of Russia. It aimed to restore the Kazan Khanate, which the Russians...
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Events in the year 1556 in India. 14 February – at the age of 13 Akbar becomes the emperor of Mughal India 7 October – Hemu, the Chief Minister and general...
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Philip the Prudent (Spanish: Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until...
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