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15th Century Timeline

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1. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






6. 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 -






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






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






9. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






29. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






32. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






33. 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.






34. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






36. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






37. 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.






38. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






39. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






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






41. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






49. 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






50. Jews expelled from Spain.