1520s

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s

Years: 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529

Events and Trends

*Reformation; Bible translations of William Tyndale, Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli.
* Fall of Tenochtitlán and conquest of Mexico by the Spanish.
* 1520-66: The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
* 1521: Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
* 1523: Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
* 1524-25: Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
* 1526: The Ottomans conquer the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács.
* 1526: Mughal Empire, founded by Babur, rules India until 1857.
* 1527: Sack of Rome is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
* 1529: The Siege of Vienna marks the Ottoman Empire's furthest advance into Europe.

See also

*1520s in architecture

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