~1550: Arab captains in the Red Sea start to equip their ships with European iron cannons, which are superior to the Chinese bronze cannons, start piracy in the Indian Ocean. 1551: The last Zahedid claimant for the throne of Persia is caught with his remaining followers and killed. 1556-65: The Triple Monarchy of England-Castille-Portugal declares war on the Rum-Seljuks, enraged over the fate of Rome. Savoy and Florence join the war. 1559: Rome reconquered by Christians; all the Muslims found there are massacred. 1562: Sea battle of Malta; Seljuk-Barbary fleet decimated.