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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






32. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






40. 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






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






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






43. 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 -






44. 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.






45. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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