Lots of not-huge things happening in 1582 CE, but together they give a good glimpse into the world of that era: Ming dynasty’s Zhang Juzheng dies Matteo Ricci enters China Ivan sends Cossacks under Yermak to conquer Siberia Pope Gregory introduces new calendar Conquistadoring continues Ming dynasty’s Zhang Juzheng dies Zhang Juzheng, born in 1525 … Continue reading 1582: Zhang Juzheng, Matteo Ricci, Cossacks in Siberia, & more
The Spanish/Habsburgs had been facing a lot of dissent for some years by now, in the morphologically crumbly portions of the North Sea coast known generically as the Netherlands (the “lowlands”; note that this designation covered an area broader than that of today’s state of the Netherlands.) A large part of this dissent was theological, … Continue reading 1581: Netherlands secedes from the Spanish Empire
The main development of world-historical impact in 1580 CE was the eruption of Portugal’s succession crisis. Before we look at that, here were a couple of other non-trivial developments: England signed a commercial treaty with the Ottoman Empire. Francis Drake returned to Plymouth after his circumnavigation. Jesuit missionaries arrived at the court of the Mughal … Continue reading 1580: Portugal’s succession crisis erupts, etc
