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15th Century Timeline
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1. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1469
1449
1455
1443
2. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1467
1443
1424
1410
3. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1403
1420
1479
1492
4. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1486
1499
1494
1462
5. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1462
1445
1415
1414
6. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1467
1445
Joan of Arc
7. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1424
1438
1444
1453
8. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1453
1471
1403
9. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1454
1453
1494
1410
10. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1480
1485
1485
Joan of Arc
11. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1429
1455
1440
1467
12. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1471
1414
1462
1497
13. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1478
1451
1405
1497
14. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1441
1420
1429
1485
15. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1449
1441
1443
1470
16. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1446
1445
1497
1485
17. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1429
1440s
1467
1478
18. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1415
1456
1467
1455
19. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1485
1492
1429
1479
20. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
Joan of Arc
1444
1474
1403
21. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1410
1478
1485
1462
22. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1486
1471
1481
1494
23. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1453
1494
1485
1425
24. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1441
1462
1485
1438
25. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1446
1415
1443
1478
26. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1425
1405
1469
1492
27. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1469
1420
1424
1450s
28. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
1492
1499
1429
29. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1462
1424
1446
1485
30. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1410
1443
1401
1497
31. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1485
1403
1494
32. 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.
1485
1453
1485
1403
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.
1492
1494
1443
1453
34. 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
1449
1402
1441
1492
35. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1481
Joan of Arc
1494
1494
36. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1499
1469
1443
1485
37. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1492
1424
1410
1410
38. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1485
1444
1494
1446
39. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1415
1453
1479
1485
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
1449
1403
1420
1440
41. 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.
1444
1451
1403
1486
42. Jews expelled from Spain.
1446
1403
1492
1499
43. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
Joan of Arc
1444
1481
1441
44. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1405
1446
1494
1403
45. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1494
1402
1480
46. 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.
1485
1440
1405
1453
47. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1440
1441
1415
1446
48. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1467
1438
1485
1410
49. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1440
1420
1402
1444
50. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1440s
1441
1469
1443