List of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 16th century explained
This is a list of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 16th century. This list currently holds 27 countries.
- Cuauhtémoc, the last independent Emperor of the Aztecs, deposed by Spain in 1521, died 1525.
- Luis Nanacacipactzin was the last dynastic-lined ruler (under Spanish occupation) up to his death in 1565.
- Humayun (Mughal Emperor of India 1530–1539 and 1555–1556), ruler of Badakhshan 1520–1529, deposed or abdicated 1529, died 1556.
- Brhat Pada Samdach Sdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Mahindra Rajadhiraja Ramadipati Sri Suriya Varman Maha Chakrapati Varman Naranga Ridhi Sanditya Isvara Kambul Krung Kambuja Adipati Sri Sudhara Pawara Indrapada Gururatta Rajadhaniya Tissarana Naya Mahayana Jathi Brhat Paramanatha Parama Bupati Jaya Amachas Mahindaraja of Cambodia, King of Cambodia, deposed 1594.
- Diego Huanitzin, Tlatoani of Ecatepec. Following Spanish colonization in 1539, Huanitzin became the first Governor of the region.
- Muhammad Shah, King of Kashmir 1484, 1493-1505, 1514-1515, 1516-1528 and 1530-1537. Died 1537.
- Fath Shah, King of Kashmir 1486-1493, 1505-1514 and 1515-1516. Died 1516.
- Nazuk Shah, King of Kashmir 1529-1530 and 1540-1552. Deposed or abdicated 1530, restored 1540 and died 1552.
- Yusuf Shah, King of Kashmir 1579 and 1580-1586. Deposed 1579, but restored 1580. Died 1586.
- Yaqub Shah, King of Kashmir 1586. Deposed 1586, died 1588.
- Raja Umar bin Raja Ahmad, Raja of Kelantan, abdicated 1570.
- Lodovico Sforza, 1484–1501, died 1508.
- Paduka Sri Sultan Mahmud Shah I ibni al-Marhum Sultan 'Ala ud-din Ri'ayat Shah Shah, Sultan of Malacca and Johor 1488–1528, deposed 1528, died 1530.
- Barakat II bin Muhammad, Amir and Sharif of Mecca 1497–1525, expelled by his brother.
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- John II, King of Sweden, deposed 1501.
- Eric XIV, King, deposed 1568.
- Sigismund, King of Poland and Sweden, deposed in Sweden 1599.
- Badi' al-Zaman, ruler of the Timurid dynasty (in Herat), deposed 1507.
- Tetlepanquetzal, King of Tlacopan, deposed by the Spanish in 1521. Died 1525.
- Cocijopi Xolo, King of the Zapotec 1529-1530s, died 1563.
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