Events from the year 1516 in India.
Events
* Portuguese commander
Dom Joao de Monoy entered the
Mahim Creek
Mahim Creek (locally known as ''Bandra ki Khadi'') is a creek in Mumbai, India. The Mithi River drains into the creek which drains into the Mahim Bay. The creek forms the boundary between the city and suburbs. The creek is swamped by mangroves ...
and defeated the commander of the
Mahim Fort
Mahim (Marathi pronunciation: aːɦiːm( Marathi: माहिम) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mahim Junction railway station on the Western Railway and Harbour Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network is the ...
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Church of Our Lady of Light is built in Chennai
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Varahanatha Temple
The Varahanatha Temple, also known as Yajna Varaha Temple, is a Hindu temple complex, located on the left bank of the Vaitarani River on an island formed by the river, in Jajpur, Odisha, India. The main shrine is dedicated to Varaha, the boar avat ...
a Hindu temple complex is established in
Jajpur
Births
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Gusainji
Vitthala-natha or Vitthalanath ( IAST: Viṭṭhalanātha, c. 1516–1588), popularly known as Gusainji, was an Indian philosopher. He was the younger son of Vallabhacharya, who founded the Pushtimarg religious sect of Hinduism.
Names
The ...
, Hindu guru is born in Charnat
Deaths
See also
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Timeline of Indian history
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. See also the list of govern ...
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