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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






13. Jews expelled from Spain.






14. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






22. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






27. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






32. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.






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






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






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






41. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






47. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






49. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






50. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia