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15th Century Timeline

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1. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






3. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






4. Wars of the Roses






5. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






19. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






22. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






23. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






24. 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 -






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






34. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






35. 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






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






37. 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.






38. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.






39. 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.






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






41. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.






42. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.






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






44. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






45. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






47. 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






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






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






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