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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






6. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






9. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






24. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






25. Jews expelled from Spain.






26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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 -






33. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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 -






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






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






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






43. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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