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15th Century Timeline

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1. Wars of the Roses






2. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






7. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






20. 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






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






22. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






28. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






35. 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






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






37. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






45. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






47. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






48. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






49. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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