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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.






4. Jews expelled from Spain.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






14. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






15. 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.






16. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.






17. 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 -






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






19. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






27. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






30. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






33. 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






34. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Wars of the Roses






50. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.