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15th Century Timeline

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1. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






4. 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 -






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






6. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






10. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






12. 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.






13. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






22. Jews expelled from Spain.






23. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






25. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






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






31. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






33. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






42. 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.






43. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






45. 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.






46. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.






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






48. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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