Can you name the Before or After: 1600? by BamaMuaddib

Can you name the Before or After: 1600?

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Indicate whether the following events occurred before or after 1600. You can type simply B or A. If you think an event was during 1600, treat as after.
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Event	Before/After	Extra
Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, greatly increasing civil rights for Huguenots
Elizabeth I of England grants a Royal Charter to the British East India Company
The Tokugawa shogunate is established in Japan, beginning the Edo period which lasts until 1868
René Descartes is born in the Loire Valley of central France
Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, fail in their bid to blow up the House of Lords, and with it, King James I
Miguel de Cervantes publishes his magnum opus 'Don Quixote,' the first modern novel
Sir Francis Drake dies of dysentery and is buried in a lead coffin off Panama
Galileo Galilei discovers Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto in orbit around Jupiter
Jacopo Peri pens 'Dafne,' considered to be the first opera
Construction begins on the Taj Mahal by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his third wife
Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, greatly increasing civil rights for Huguenots	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Elizabeth I of England grants a Royal Charter to the British East India Company	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
The Tokugawa shogunate is established in Japan, beginning the Edo period which lasts until 1868	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
René Descartes is born in the Loire Valley of central France	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, fail in their bid to blow up the House of Lords, and with it, James I	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Miguel de Cervantes publishes his magnum opus 'Don Quixote,' the first modern novel	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Sir Francis Drake dies of dysentery and is buried in a lead coffin off Panama	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Galileo Galilei discovers Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto in orbit around Jupiter	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Jacopo Peri pens 'Dafne,' considered to be the first opera	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project
Construction begins on the Taj Mahal by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his third wife	It took some 21 years, over 1,000 elephants, and approx. 20,000 workers to finish the project

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