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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






5. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






7. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






9. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






18. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






22. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






41. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






45. Wars of the Roses






46. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






47. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






49. 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.






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