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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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 -






30. 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.






31. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






32. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






39. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






41. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Wars of the Roses






50. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl