Year by year · 16th century
1539
1539 in world history: 5 events, 3 births, 6 deaths, 1 work and 1 state that came to an end. 995 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Battle
Battle of Chausa
The Battle of Chausa was fought in June 1539 near Chausa on the Ganges in Bihar, where the Afghan leader Sher Khan surprised and routed the army of the Mughal emperor Humayun.
Battle
Battle of Bonza
The Battle of Bonza was fought in 1539 near Duitama in present-day Boyacá, Colombia, between Spanish forces under Baltasar Maldonado, with Indian auxiliaries, and the warriors of Tundama, a Muisca ruler who had refused to submit.
In the profiles
Margraviate of BrandenburgJoachim II introduces the Lutheran Reformation
Neo-Inca StateGonzalo Pizarro invades Vilcabamba; Manco escapes but Cura Ocllo is captured
Muisca ConfederationThe zipa Sagipa dies after torture; Tunja is founded on 6 August
Born in 1539 3
Died in 1539 6
Works 1
States that came to an end 1
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