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The end of the 17th century saw the first major surrender of Ottoman territory in Europe when the Treaty of Karlowitz ceded most of Hungary to the Habsburgs in 1699. In Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate at the beginning of the century, beginning the Edo period ; the isolationist Sakoku policy began in the 1630s and ...
17th century; 18th century; Timelines; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century; State leaders; ... 1600: On February 17 Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake by the ...
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1600s may refer to: The century from 1600 to 1699, almost synonymous with the 17th century (1601–1700). 1600s (decade), the period from 1600 to 1609
The 1600s (pronounced "sixteen-hundreds") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1600, and ended on 31 December 1609. The term "sixteen-hundreds" could also mean the entire century from 1 January 1600 to 31 December 1699. The decade was a period of significant political, scientific, and artistic advancement.
The Spanish colonized Florida in the 16th century, with their communities reaching a peak in the late 17th century. In the British and French colonies, most colonists arrived after 1700. They cleared land, built houses and outbuildings, and worked on the large plantations that dominated export agriculture. Many were involved in the labor ...
The long, tight sleeves of the early 17th century grew shorter, fuller, and looser. A common style of the 1620s and 1630s was the virago sleeve, a full, slashed sleeve gathered into two puffs by a ribbon or other trim above the elbow. In France and England, lightweight bright or pastel-coloured satins replaced dark, heavy fabrics.
Early modern by century; 16th; 17th; Mid-modern by century; 18th; 19th; 20th–21st century; Modernism; ... 1600 – Marin le Roy de Gomberville; 1601 – Baltasar ...