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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






14. 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.






15. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.






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






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






18. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






27. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






29. Wars of the Roses






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






31. 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 -






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






40. 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






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






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






43. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






44. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies