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15th Century Timeline
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1. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1462
1455
1481
2. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1415
1415
1429
1462
3. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1485
1492
1479
1492
4. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1494
1444
1443
1453
5. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
1449
1492
1467
6. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1405
1415
1453
1494
7. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1485
Joan of Arc
1486
8. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1454
1454
1474
1401
9. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1444
1481
1455
1479
10. Jews expelled from Spain.
1455
1451
1485
1492
11. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1492
1485
1445
1440
12. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1414
1443
1499
1444
13. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1481
1403
1449
1453
14. Machu Picchu constructed.
1479
1453
1450s
1443
15. 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.
1467
1499
1401
1497
16. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1440
1481
1492
1453
17. 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.
1492
1405
1401
1467
18. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1414
1492
1480
Joan of Arc
19. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1474
1478
1420
1429
20. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1497
1471
1446
1403
21. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1486
1441
1453
22. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1485
1403
1414
1440
23. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1478
1414
1401
1485
24. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1462
1451
1492
1497
25. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1451
1485
1481
1403
26. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1455
1462
1469
1485
27. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1424
1454
1470
1402
28. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1440
1485
1467
1480
29. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1440
1405
1454
1492
30. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1402
1469
1414
1474
31. Wars of the Roses
1474
1469
1455
1425
32. Wars of the Roses
Joan of Arc
1455
1415
1453
33. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1415
1429
1414
1420
34. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1415
1402
1492
1499
35. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1492
1440
1453
1497
36. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1456
1492
1445
1415
37. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1494
1449
1469
1480
38. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1494
1402
1469
1485
39. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1480
1446
Joan of Arc
1499
40. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1429
1415
1485
1405
41. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1403
1402
1445
1492
42. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1438
1467
1494
1444
43. Jews expelled from Spain.
1441
1492
1469
1440
44. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1441
1462
1440
1420
45. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1469
1445
1454
1415
46. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1453
1485
1479
1403
47. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1440
1441
1424
1415
48. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1486
1451
1403
1492
49. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1429
1453
1467
1485
50. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1497
1456
1445
1469