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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Wars of the Roses






8. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






12. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Machu Picchu constructed.






21. 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.






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






23. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






27. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.






28. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar






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






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






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






32. Jews expelled from Spain.






33. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






34. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






35. 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.






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






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






38. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






40. Jews expelled from Spain.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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