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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






12. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Jews expelled from Spain.






21. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






32. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






37. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






38. Machu Picchu constructed.






39. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






47. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






49. Machu Picchu constructed.






50. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia