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15th Century Timeline

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1. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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 -






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






9. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






20. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






22. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






23. 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 -






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






25. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






38. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






39. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






40. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






41. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






43. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






45. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






47. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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