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15th Century Timeline
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1. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1453
1486
1485
1438
2. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1453
1451
1446
1479
3. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1485
1441
1470
1440s
4. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1478
1403
1415
Joan of Arc
5. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1403
1494
1440
1478
6. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1485
1480
1446
1494
7. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1446
1451
1480
8. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1414
1410
1415
1444
9. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1449
1485
1481
1441
10. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
Joan of Arc
1456
1415
1499
11. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1450s
1424
1441
1462
12. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1480
1425
1429
1492
13. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1440
1492
1492
1467
14. 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.
1478
1469
1499
1453
15. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1462
1479
1486
1441
16. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1440s
1410
1440
1462
17. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1462
1440s
1450s
1402
18. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1403
1462
1486
1454
19. Jews expelled from Spain.
1414
1424
1492
1470
20. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1403
1492
1401
1471
21. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1441
1438
1492
1429
22. 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
1446
1451
1424
1449
23. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1494
1492
1462
1485
24. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1446
1480
1403
1425
25. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1420
1415
1467
1478
26. 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
1481
1449
1494
1420
27. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1453
1454
1403
1446
28. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1492
1446
1401
29. 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.
1420
1467
1497
1446
30. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1486
1450s
1415
1410
31. 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.
1456
1425
1424
1444
32. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1410
1474
1443
1441
33. Wars of the Roses
1440s
1420
1455
1451
34. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1480
1420
1485
1451
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
1420
1486
1492
1440s
36. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1492
1410
1440s
1424
37. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1403
1492
1410
1414
38. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1485
1456
1438
1471
39. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1402
1474
1471
1478
40. 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.
1492
1479
1444
1405
41. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1469
1410
1441
42. Machu Picchu constructed.
1444
1420
1469
1450s
43. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1485
1494
1424
1403
44. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1454
1474
1492
1497
45. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1441
1485
1415
1403
46. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1403
1470
1479
1486
47. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1453
1492
1444
1446
48. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1456
1441
1450s
1424
49. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1469
1492
1485
1425
50. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1402
1471
1462
1443
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