16th-century nobility

Rāmtanu Panday ( – 26 April 1589), popularly referred to as Mian Tānsen (), or Sangeet Samrāt (), was a Hindustani classical musician. Born into a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family in Gwalior, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pradesh. He got his first break as musician and composer in the court of Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the Hindu king of Rewa, Raja Ramchandra Singh Baghel (r. 1555–1592), where Tānsen's musical abilities and studies gained widespread fame. This reputation brought him to

Elector of Brandenburg

Mahesh Das (; 1528 16 February 1586), popularly known by his title Rajah Birbal (), was an Indian minister and commander of the Mughal Empire. He is mostly known in the Indian subcontinent for the folk tales which focus on his wit. He was appointed by Akbar and was one of his most important courtiers, part of a group called the navaratnas (nine jewels). In February 1586, he led an army to crush an unrest in the north-west Indian subcontinent now modern day Swat District Pakistan where he was killed along with many troops in an ambush which turned into a full-scale battle against rebelling Yusu

Morganatic wife of the Archduke of Austria

Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors were the ''Malik-ush-Shu'ara'' (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court. He was the elder brother of Akbar's historian Abul Fazl. Akbar highly recognised the genius in him and appointed him tutor for his sons and gave place to him among his decorative 'Navaratnas'.

khan of Tüsheet

Flemish writer and noble (1540-1598)

Indian raja

Japanese consort

Portuguese noble

Countess of Nassau

Italian noblewoman (1508-1530)

Bishop of Lutsk and Vilnius, Counter-Reformation activist, founder of Vilnius University

Carniolan noble and military commander in the battle of Sisak

Czech nobleman (1530-1582)

(1522-1600)

Polish noble and scholar

atabeg of Samtskhe

Carniolan noble, governor and general (1528-1575)

Belgian noble

Swedish noble (1547-1600)

Belgian noble

Polish noble

Governor of Kabul

French archbishop

Swedish Field Marshal (1530-1590)

Dutch noble

Roman Catholic bishop

governor of Kandahar