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15th Century Timeline
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1. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1401
1444
1467
1415
2. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1485
1410
1441
1494
3. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1410
1467
1429
1492
4. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1438
1441
1455
1424
5. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1453
1478
1445
1454
6. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1492
1443
1474
1438
7. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1410
1453
1446
1444
8. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1415
1438
1486
1424
9. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1485
1485
1462
1415
10. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1469
1440
1450s
1485
11. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1455
1420
1470
1454
12. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1492
1420
1462
1451
13. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1446
1453
1485
1492
14. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1485
1443
1415
15. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1401
1486
1402
1444
16. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1492
1467
1486
1481
17. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1467
1446
1497
1467
18. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1470
1454
1424
19. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1456
1451
1441
1469
20. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1494
1420
1410
1467
21. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1405
1456
1429
1443
22. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1410
1478
1470
1480
23. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1444
1456
1441
Joan of Arc
24. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1462
1455
1401
1480
25. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1469
1467
1478
1492
26. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1454
1440s
1492
1415
27. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1429
1455
1449
28. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1492
1451
1441
1415
29. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1451
1403
1497
1469
30. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1455
1470
1444
1492
31. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1420
1440
1444
1492
32. 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.
1485
1444
1497
1467
33. Machu Picchu constructed.
1415
1494
1462
1450s
34. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1441
1479
1470
1405
35. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1415
1456
1438
1425
36. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1485
1497
1403
1455
37. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1497
1462
1454
1403
38. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1449
1438
1446
1462
39. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1450s
1462
1485
1402
40. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1438
1424
1485
1444
41. 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.
1480
1474
1449
1453
42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1443
1444
1402
1410
43. 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.
1467
1403
1485
1415
44. Wars of the Roses
1492
1410
1401
1455
45. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1410
1410
1492
1402
46. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1494
1440s
1440s
1479
47. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1441
1420
1441
1485
48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1478
1450s
1444
1494
49. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1415
1420
1405
1492
50. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1485
1446
1403
1429