The world in 1518 AD — what happened that year

18 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (1)

Hamgyeong governor Son Jung-don reports the uprising of Jujanghap, and the Three Ministers and great officials deliberate and report (Annals of the Joseon Dynasty 中宗實錄十三年 · 中宗實錄 17책 33권 53장 A면 · 기사 wka_11306018_001)

Korean Peninsula (1)

After an earthquake, the court deliberates and debates methods of selecting talent (Annals of the Joseon Dynasty 中宗實錄十三年 · 中宗實錄 17책 33권 11장 B면 · 기사 wka_11305015_004)

Japan (1)

Soun's side took Arai Castle after a long siege, killed Miura Yoshiatsu and his son, and took all of Sagami. (Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi 卷之十 · part_04 줄 9)

South Asia (1)

Babur began the Bajaur expedition and took two fortresses. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 924 AH 부분, 원문 파일 919행 부근)

Sub-Saharan Africa (1)

Askia Muhammad camps at Kabara (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 6350))

Eastern Europe & Russia (1)

In 1518 the armies of Moscow, Novgorod and Pskov besieged Polotsk but withdrew from hunger, and many soldiers drowned. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제7권 II장)

The Americas (12)

Velázquez organized a second fleet under his kinsman Juan de Grijalva as commander-in-chief; Ávila, Alvarado, Montejo and others were named captains. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.VIII)
The Grijalva fleet rounded Cape Guaniguanico (San Antón) in ten days and, after eight days at sea, first discovered the island of Cozumel. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.VIII–IX)
The Grijalva fleet landed at Champotón by the same route as Córdoba and was attacked by the natives (chapter 9 title). (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.IX–X)
Seeing wide water with land on both sides, Captain Alaminos said this was where the island ends and the mainland begins; it was named 'Boca de Términos'. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.IX–X)
Grijalva discovered a river named after the chief Tabasco and called it 'Río de Grijalva'. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.XI)
Sailing together with four ships, they reached the mouth of a river where a crowd of natives carrying long spears had gathered, and named it 'Río de Banderas'. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.XII)
Because the captain's name was Juan and it was the June feast of St. John, the island was named 'San Juan de Ulúa'. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.XIV)
They continued exploring the coast and went up as far as the area corresponding to the province of Pánuco (chapter 16 title). (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.XV–XVI)
Captain Pedro de Alvarado arrived first at Santiago de Cuba carrying gold from the lands discovered, and Velázquez feared he would lose the enterprise before it was accomplished. (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.XVI)
The Grijalva fleet returned to Santiago de Cuba (sub-heading of chapter 16, 'THE RETURN TO SANTIAGO DE CUBA'). (Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain Maudslay vol.1 ch.XVI)