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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. 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 -






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






10. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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