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15th Century Timeline

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1. The death of Sunni Ali Ber left a leadership void in the Songhai Empire - and his son was soon dethroned by Mamadou Toure who ascended the throne in 1492 under the name Askia (meaning 'general') Muhammad. Askia Muhammad made Songhai the largest empir






2. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.






3. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia






4. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.






5. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






6. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






7. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.






8. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






9. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






10. Machu Picchu constructed.






11. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






12. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L






13. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.






14. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






15. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.






16. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






17. Sonni Ali Ber - the ruler of the Songhai (or Songhay) Empire - along the Niger River - conquers Mali in the central Sudan by defeating the Tuareg contingent at Tombouctou (or Timbuktu) and capturing the city. He develops both his own capital - Gao -






18. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.






19. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






20. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






21. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






22. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






23. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.






24. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.






25. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.






26. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J






27. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.






28. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.






29. Hussite Wars in Bohemia - The renaissance king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. His mercenary standing army (the Black Army) had the strongest military potential of its era






30. Sonni Ali Ber - the ruler of the Songhai (or Songhay) Empire - along the Niger River - conquers Mali in the central Sudan by defeating the Tuareg contingent at Tombouctou (or Timbuktu) and capturing the city. He develops both his own capital - Gao -






31. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






32. Hussite Wars in Bohemia - The renaissance king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. His mercenary standing army (the Black Army) had the strongest military potential of its era






33. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






34. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.






35. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia






36. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal






37. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.






38. The Battle of Castillon is the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War and the first battle in European history where cannons were a major factor in deciding the battle.






39. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.






40. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f






41. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






43. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.






44. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






45. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






46. Wars of the Roses






47. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L






48. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.






49. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.






50. The Fall of Constantinople marks the end of the Byzantine Empire and the death of the last Roman Emperor Constantine XI and the beginning of the Growth of the Ottoman Empire.