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  • Florence, Italy
    1500
    Leonardo da Vinci

    The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist

    Florence, Italy
    1500

    On his return to Florence in 1500, Leonardo and his household were guests of the Servite monks at the monastery of Santissima Annunziata and were provided with a workshop where, according to Vasari, Leonardo created the cartoon of The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist, a work that won such admiration that "men and women, young and old" flocked to see it "as if they were attending a great festival."




  • Cairo, Egypt
    Saturday Jun 30, 1500
    Mamluks

    Al-Ashraf Janbalat was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1500

    Cairo, Egypt
    Saturday Jun 30, 1500

    Al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasir Janbalat was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 30 June 1500 to 25 January 1501.




  • Indian subcontinent (Present-Day India)
    1500 BC
    Ancient India

    The Vedic period

    Indian subcontinent (Present-Day India)
    1500 BC

    The Vedic period is the period when the Vedas were composed, the liturgical hymns from the Indo-Aryan people. The Vedic culture was located in the part of northwest India, while other parts of India had a distinct cultural identity during this period. The Vedic culture was located in the part of northwest India, while other parts of India had a distinct cultural identity during this period. The Vedic culture is described in the texts of Vedas, still sacred to Hindus, which were orally composed and transmitted in Vedic Sanskrit. The Vedas are some of the oldest extant texts in India.




  • Turkey
    1500 BC
    Hittites

    Telepinu

    Turkey
    1500 BC

    The next monarch of note following Mursili I was Telepinu (c. 1500 BC), who won a few victories to the southwest, apparently by allying himself with one Hurrian state (Kizzuwatna) against another (Mitanni). Telepinu also attempted to secure the lines of succession.




  • Perugia
    Sunday Jul 15, 1500

    Blood Wedding

    Perugia
    Sunday Jul 15, 1500

    The Baglione massacre took place at a "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione & Lavinia Colonna.




  • Milan
    Tuesday Apr 10, 1500

    Arresting of Duke Sforza

    Milan
    Tuesday Apr 10, 1500

    Duke Sforza was captured by France.




  • Volterra
    Tuesday Apr 10, 1500

    Michael's death

    Volterra
    Tuesday Apr 10, 1500

    At the age of 41 or 42, Michael Tarchaniota Marullus drowns in full armor, along with his horse, while travelling to join a battle in the Republic of Florence.


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