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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Jews expelled from Spain.






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. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






22. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






27. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






38. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






50. Jews expelled from Spain.