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15th Century Timeline

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1. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






2. Wars of the Roses






3. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






14. 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






15. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






27. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






40. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






41. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia