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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.






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






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






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






9. Jews expelled from Spain.






10. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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.






17. Machu Picchu constructed.






18. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






20. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.






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






22. 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.






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






24. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






27. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






28. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






40. 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






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






42. Wars of the Roses






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






49. 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.






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