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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






10. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






11. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






13. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






15. 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.






16. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






31. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






33. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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 -






45. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






47. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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