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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England






3. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish






4. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






5. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






6. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






7. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






10. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.






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






12. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






13. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






15. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar






16. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar






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






18. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






20. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.






21. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






22. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.






23. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.






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






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






26. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.






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






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






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






30. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.






31. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.






32. The Sengoku period is one of civil war in Japan.The Siege of Rhodes (1480). Ships of the Hospitaliers in the forefront - and Turkish camp in the background.






33. Machu Picchu constructed.






34. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.






35. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.






36. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






43. The Sengoku period is one of civil war in Japan.The Siege of Rhodes (1480). Ships of the Hospitaliers in the forefront - and Turkish camp in the background.






44. Wars of the Roses






45. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






49. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






50. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.