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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
1485
1492
1499
1401
2. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1414
1420
1480
3. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1450s
1499
1474
1401
4. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1441
Joan of Arc
1485
1499
5. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1403
1438
1470
1492
6. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1456
1478
1403
Joan of Arc
7. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1454
1492
1485
1420
8. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1492
1414
1446
1443
9. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1456
1485
1449
1480
10. Machu Picchu constructed.
1470
1449
1450s
Joan of Arc
11. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1456
1429
1469
1492
12. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1462
1471
1403
1467
13. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1467
1485
1405
1415
14. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1415
1462
1450s
1429
15. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1485
1414
1497
1467
16. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1453
1450s
1486
1441
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 -
1462
1450s
Joan of Arc
1410
18. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1446
1440
1445
1499
19. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1446
1474
1415
1462
20. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1443
1486
1415
1485
21. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1485
1425
1424
1494
22. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1402
1467
1446
23. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1410
1470
1440
24. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1441
1453
1401
1494
25. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1451
1469
1449
1453
26. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1445
1485
1467
27. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1451
1410
1454
28. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1401
1471
1403
1440
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
1446
1449
1420
1403
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 -
1440s
1462
1469
1410
31. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1492
1454
1444
1440
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
Joan of Arc
1420
1494
1485
33. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1405
1443
1451
1410
34. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1469
1469
1454
1471
35. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1440s
1469
1401
1446
36. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1492
1485
1402
1445
37. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1471
1444
1402
1497
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.
1405
1410
1453
1443
39. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1438
1414
1440s
1441
40. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1479
1481
1486
1440
41. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1455
1410
1401
1451
42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1494
1481
1443
1467
43. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1469
1440
1451
44. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1474
1453
1402
1401
45. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1414
1415
Joan of Arc
1485
46. Wars of the Roses
1429
1455
1471
1410
47. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1441
1485
1444
1471
48. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1469
1440
1443
49. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1474
1444
1402
1481
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.
1474
1453
1469
1451