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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






7. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






26. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






28. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






33. 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 -






34. Wars of the Roses






35. 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






36. Machu Picchu constructed.






37. 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.






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






39. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






42. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






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






44. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.






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






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






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






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






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






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