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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






10. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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






18. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






21. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






22. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






23. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






26. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Jews expelled from Spain.






32. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






35. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






36. Wars of the Roses






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






38. 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






39. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.