1556

Events in 1556 3

• 1510 – 1556 Jacobus Clemens non Papa Franco-Flemish composer Jacobus Clemens non Papa was a prolific Flemish composer of masses, motets and chansons. His nickname distinguished him from Pope Clement VII and from the poet Jacobus Papa.
• 1556 Agricola — De Re Metallica First scientific classification of minerals In 1556, Georg Agricola published De Re Metallica, a comprehensive systematic description of mining, metallurgy, and mineralogy based on direct observation. It classified minerals by their physical properties rather than mythology, laid the foundations of mineralogy as a science, and remained the standard reference for mining engineering for 180 years.
• 1556 – 1605 Akbar the Great Mughal emperor of tolerance and reform Akbar expanded the Mughal Empire across most of the subcontinent and is remembered above all for his policy of religious tolerance — abolishing the tax on non-Muslims, encouraging dialogue between faiths, and building an efficient, inclusive administration. His reign is considered the empire's political and cultural peak.