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15th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






2. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






4. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






20. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






31. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






32. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






47. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






49. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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