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15th Century Timeline

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1. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






11. 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






12. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






15. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






16. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.






25. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






38. Wars of the Roses






39. 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.






40. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar






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






42. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






43. 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.






44. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






46. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






47. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






48. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






50. 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