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15th Century Timeline

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1. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






3. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.






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






5. Wars of the Roses






6. 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 -






7. 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.






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






9. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






10. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






12. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Jews expelled from Spain.






29. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






30. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






36. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England






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






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






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






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