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Events. January–March. January 3 – In the Tsardom of Russia, Ivan the Terrible originates the oprichnina (repression of the boyars (aristocrats)). [1] January 23 – Battle of Talikota: The Vijayanagara Empire, the last Hindu kingdom in South India, is greatly weakened by the Deccan sultanates. [2]
The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 12 September 1565.
- 18 May – 11 September 1565, (3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
- Christian victory
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.
Beginning. Events. 1565 was a common year. Events. March 1 – the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. April 27 – Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. May 18 – The Ottoman troops landed on the island of Malta. The Great Siege of Malta began.
The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took place in 1565, when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers of Malta ).
Nov 3, 2018 · At dawn on 18 May 1565, an invasion, which became known as the Siege of Malta, began when a fleet of Ottoman ships arrived at the island and docked at Marsaxlokk harbour. It was the job of the Knights of Malta, led by Jean Parisot de Valette, to protect the island from the Ottoman Empire.
Jul 1, 2019 · Tudor. The Great Siege of Malta, 1565: the crusaders' last stand. The Ottoman Empire invaded Malta with aspirations of control over the Mediterranean, but the Knights Hospitaller were in the way. Writing for BBC History Revealed, Historian Julian Humphrys delves into the last epic battle of the Crusaders: the Great Siege of Malta…
