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15th Century Timeline
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1. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1402
1494
1486
1469
2. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1425
1469
1441
1405
3. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1410
1479
1443
4. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1492
1454
1440
1415
5. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1424
1478
1454
1470
6. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1444
1478
1462
1454
7. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1438
1478
1444
1492
8. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1420
1441
1479
1467
9. 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
1492
1485
1403
1420
10. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1401
1444
1414
1410
11. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1402
1450s
1405
1403
12. 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
1449
1410
1470
1492
13. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1499
1446
1485
1471
14. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1401
1424
1492
1440
15. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1440
1456
1485
1420
16. 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.
1415
1410
1471
1453
17. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1478
1429
1492
1444
18. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1486
1474
1414
1485
19. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1445
1402
1403
20. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1410
1440
1444
1402
21. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1481
1485
1455
1449
22. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1450s
1485
1429
1494
23. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1470
1415
1492
1425
24. 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.
1449
1467
1438
1492
25. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1415
1485
1438
1469
26. 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
1415
1424
1410
1449
27. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1402
1415
1492
1441
28. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1440
1467
1424
1403
29. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1499
1429
1443
1446
30. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1403
1440s
1440s
1429
31. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1453
1485
1438
1497
32. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1446
1497
1469
Joan of Arc
33. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1469
1462
1478
1494
34. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1443
1446
1494
1424
35. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1438
1492
1471
1401
36. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1454
1444
1446
37. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1486
1425
1469
1471
38. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1494
1485
1414
1445
39. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1456
1474
1449
40. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1403
1456
1470
41. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1471
1499
1415
1494
42. 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
1414
1492
1449
1420
43. Jews expelled from Spain.
1467
1492
1467
1441
44. 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 -
1462
1444
1420
1449
45. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1425
1474
1479
1478
46. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1454
1467
1449
47. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
Joan of Arc
1405
1444
1420
48. 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.
1443
1441
1449
1444
49. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1440
1485
1402
1485
50. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1429
1403
1485
1471
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