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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






4. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






5. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Wars of the Roses






19. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






22. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






25. 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.






26. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






27. 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






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






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






30. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






31. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






39. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






43. Esen Tayisi leads an Oirat Mongol invasion of China which culminate in the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor at Battle of TumuFortress. Modern painting of Mehmed II marching on Constantinople in 1453 The map of Ming dynasty(1433) - based on The Histor






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






45. Jews expelled from Spain.






46. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






47. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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