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1. 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 -






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






10. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






11. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






19. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






25. The Albanian league is established in Lezha - Skanderbeg is elected leader. A war begins against Ottoman empire. An Albanian state is set up and lasts until 1479. Portrait of Scanderbeg - ca. 1648.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.






32. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






46. 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 -






47. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






49. 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






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







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