1517

Year 1517 was a  (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January - June

 * - : The  forces of  defeat the main  army in  under Touman Bey.


 * - is captured by the ; the  Sultanate falls.
 * Organized merchants make their first contact with.

July - December

 * - merchant  meets Chinese officials through an interpreter at the  estuary and lands at.
 * - : publishes his (legend states that he posted it on the door of the ).

Undated

 * Grand Prince of  conquers.
 * , of the, conquers  and  and declares himself.
 * A third outbreak of the in  hits  and.

Births

 * -, French cardinal and Protestant (d. )
 * -, granddaughter of
 * -, Governor of the Netherlands
 * - (d. )
 * date unknown
 * , French mathematician (died )
 * , English aristocrat (died )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * -, Italian painter (born c. )
 * -, queen consort of Portugal (born )
 * -, Flemish composer (born c. )
 * -, Italian artist (born )
 * -, Spanish Cardinal and statesman (born )
 * date unknown
 * , Spanish conquistador
 * , mistress of
 * , Timurid ruler of Herat
 * probable
 * , Italian mathematician (born )
 * , Dutch composer (born )


 * See also .