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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






6. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






7. 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.






8. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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 -






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






49. Wars of the Roses






50. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl