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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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 -






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






18. 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.






19. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L






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






21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






22. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. Wars of the Roses






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






29. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






34. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






35. 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.






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






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






38. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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 -






47. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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