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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






17. Machu Picchu constructed.






18. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






21. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






45. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






46. 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.






47. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






49. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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