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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






6. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






7. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






22. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






24. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






26. 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






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






28. 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 -






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






30. Wars of the Roses






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






32. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






36. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






40. Wars of the Roses






41. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies