1517
| Years: 1514 1515 1516 - 1517 - 1518 1519 1520 | |
| Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. The Turkish forces of Selim I defeat the main Mameluk army in Egypt under Touman Bey.
- February 3 - Capture of Cairo by the Turks
- First contact of organized western merchants with China.
- August 15 - Portuguese merchant Fernao Pires de Andrade met Chinese officials through an interpreter at Pearl River estuary and landed at Hong Kong.
- October 31 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church.
- Conquest of Riazan by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy.
- Selim I, Sultan of Turkey conquers Palestine.
- Selim I, Sultan of Turkey conquers Egypt, and announced himself to be a Caliph.
- Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England.
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