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15th Century Timeline

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1. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






3. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






4. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






5. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






7. 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






8. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






9. 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.






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






39. Wars of the Roses






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






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






42. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






45. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






50. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver