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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Wars of the Roses






3. 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.






4. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






7. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






10. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






11. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






18. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






19. Jews expelled from Spain.






20. 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






21. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






28. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






29. 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.






30. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






31. 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






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






33. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






36. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






38. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






44. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






48. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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