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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






9. 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 -






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






23. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






45. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






46. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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







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