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15th Century Timeline
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1. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1492
1480
1425
1415
2. 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
1469
1467
1454
3. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
Joan of Arc
1481
Joan of Arc
1485
4. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1485
1440s
1469
1480
5. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1499
1480
1440
1470
6. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1485
1415
1445
1494
7. 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
1446
1429
1492
1420
8. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1492
1440
1462
1438
9. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1471
1467
1480
10. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1444
1444
1486
1467
11. 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 -
1492
1469
1445
1462
12. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1462
1469
1479
1440
13. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
1446
1467
1449
14. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1485
1410
1446
1469
15. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
1480
1424
1497
16. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1441
1499
Joan of Arc
1403
17. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1492
1469
1444
1441
18. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1420
1415
1420
1429
19. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1486
1420
1494
1469
20. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1471
1455
1492
21. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1401
1471
1485
1402
22. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1401
1494
1481
23. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1492
1485
1469
1479
24. Jews expelled from Spain.
1451
1444
1492
1499
25. 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
1444
1494
1492
1440
26. 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.
1453
1446
1420
1469
27. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
1451
1401
1441
28. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1446
1499
1445
1469
29. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1405
1444
1402
1454
30. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1415
1403
Joan of Arc
1456
31. Jews expelled from Spain.
1478
1462
1450s
1492
32. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1410
1469
1497
1424
33. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1494
1469
1424
1415
34. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1471
1474
1440
1449
35. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1456
1440
1403
1410
36. Machu Picchu constructed.
1455
1450s
1424
1445
37. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1479
1410
1440s
1401
38. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1497
1450s
1429
1499
39. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1497
1402
1424
1471
40. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1415
1402
1479
1485
41. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1455
1469
1486
1425
42. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1492
1446
1440s
1415
43. Wars of the Roses
1403
1424
1454
1455
44. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1492
1450s
1429
1438
45. 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.
1494
1440
1485
1444
46. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1443
1445
1405
1440s
47. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1403
1415
1424
1440s
48. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1474
1415
1485
1454
49. Machu Picchu constructed.
1420
1450s
1462
1486
50. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1478
1429
1415
1424
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