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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Wars of the Roses






15. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






38. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






44. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






46. Wars of the Roses






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






48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






50. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl