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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






4. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






6. Wars of the Roses






7. 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.






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






9. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






11. 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






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






13. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Jews expelled from Spain.






22. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






23. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






31. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






33. 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 -






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






35. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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