Year by year · 16th century

1568

1568 in world history: 6 events, 6 births and 12 deaths. 999 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 13 May

    Mary, Queen of Scots is defeated at Langside

    Mary's forces were routed near Glasgow by the regent Moray. Three days later she fled to England, where Elizabeth I kept her captive for nineteen years before her execution.

    England

  2. Event

    Edict of Torda

    The Edict of Torda was a decree of the diet of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, meeting at Torda (Turda) in Transylvania in January 1568 under John Sigismund Zápolya.

ProfileState873 states with a known seat in 1568Open the atlas at 1568 →

In the profiles

  • Kongo EmpireJaga invaders drive Alvaro I from his capital until Portuguese troops restore him
  • Udaipur StateAkbar takes Chittor after a siege of several months
  • Aceh SultanateAlauddin al-Kahhar besieges Malacca after seeking Ottoman military aid

Wars and longer events

Born in 1568 6

Died in 1568 12

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