Wars, battles and sieges22
- Anglo-Spanish War1585–1604 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of EmpelBattles
- Siege of ToyamaSieges
- Invasion of ShikokuWars & conflicts
- Siege of Ōta CastleSieges
- Battle of WerlBattles
- Capture of SantiagoBattles
- Capture of TabrizSieges
- Siege of IJsseloordSieges
- Siege of Negoro-jiSieges
- Battle of AlvarBattles
- Siege of Tabriz1585–1586 · Sieges
- Action off BermudaBattles
- Battle of AmerongenBattles
- Battle of MayanBattles
- Battle of the IrtyshBattles
- Battle of TianzhengBattles
- Battle of CasicolaBattles
- Battle of Shanb GhazanBattles
- First Battle of the LucalaBattles
- Siege of Kawarayama CastleSieges
- Siege of Maruyama CastleSieges
Expeditions4
- Newfoundland expeditionExpeditions
- Ottoman expedition against the DruzeExpeditions
- Francis Drake's descent on VigoExpeditions
- Ternate expeditionExpeditions
Treaties, councils and politics3
- 1585 papal conclavePolitics
- Treaty of NonsuchTreaties
- Treaty of NemoursTreaties
Disasters1
- 1585 La Palma volcanic eruptionNatural disasters
Already under way in 158571
- Eighty Years' War1568–1648 · Wars & conflicts
- French Wars of Religion1562–1598 · Wars & conflicts
- Russo-Turkish Wars1568–1918 · Wars & conflicts
- Colonization of Siberia1580–1700 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman Wars in Europe1354–1683 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Venetian Wars1396–1718 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Habsburg Wars1526–1791 · Wars & conflicts
- Dutch Revolt1568–1648 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Persian Wars1514–1823 · Wars & conflicts
- European Wars of Religion1524–1697 · Wars & conflicts
- Arauco War1546–1609 · Wars & conflicts
- Cologne War1583–1588 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Safavid War1578–1590 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations1538–1718 · Wars & conflicts
- Fall of Antwerp1584–1585 · Sieges
Came to an end in 15854
- Fall of Antwerp1584–1585 · Sieges
- Conquest of the Khanate of Sibir1581–1585 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Brussels1584–1585 · Sieges
- Battle of Aso1584–1585 · Battles
Founded or built in 158517
- Fontana dell'Acqua FeliceMonuments
- Sunpu CastleCastles & forts
- Wakayama CastleCastles & forts
- Iga Ueno CastleCastles & forts
- Tokushima CastleCastles & forts
- Murad’s GateCastles & forts
- Nishio CastleCastles & forts
- NeubauBuildings
- Collegio PapioSchools
- Palazzo Muti BussiPalaces
- Espíritu SantoCastles & forts
- Garbav most, HarmanliBridges & tunnels
- Torre di TramariglioTowers
- Foire Saint Siffrein, CarpentrasHotels & shops
- Renaissanceschloss NeunkirchenArchaeology
- Torre del NegroTowers
- Well Pump HouseMuseums & galleries
Stories that pass through 1585
Nearby years
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