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15th Century Timeline
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1. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1454
Joan of Arc
1497
1453
2. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1440
1471
1424
1467
3. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1478
1415
1446
1420
4. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1478
1446
1440
1450s
5. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1485
1481
1462
1479
6. 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.
1440
1415
1454
1444
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.
1424
1424
1485
1453
8. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1438
1481
1441
1429
9. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1469
1494
1441
1481
10. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1415
1480
1444
1420
11. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1449
1441
1469
12. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1403
1494
1414
1494
13. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1479
1443
1402
14. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1446
1440
1425
1478
15. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1445
1467
1441
1429
16. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1494
1485
1499
1410
17. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1492
1492
1467
1403
18. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1492
1462
1469
1449
19. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
Joan of Arc
1467
1470
20. 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
1467
1467
1446
1492
21. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1410
1494
1462
1485
22. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1424
1499
1453
23. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1420
1446
1469
1453
24. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1474
1415
1415
1478
25. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1449
1443
1479
1455
26. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1471
1424
1438
1420
27. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1415
1441
1455
1444
28. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1402
1403
1446
1414
29. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1499
Joan of Arc
1403
1415
30. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1415
1453
1414
31. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1492
1497
1446
1443
32. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1492
1414
1467
1403
33. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1481
1415
1485
1443
34. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1415
1451
1467
1485
35. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1453
1424
1402
1414
36. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1486
1469
1405
1474
37. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1497
1494
1467
38. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1497
1470
1469
1479
39. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1470
1414
1440s
40. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1445
1401
1414
1438
41. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1401
1415
1485
1481
42. 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.
1420
1403
1429
1467
43. 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.
1480
1453
1402
1444
44. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1440s
1469
1494
1471
45. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1499
1446
1454
1420
46. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1424
1403
1429
1441
47. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1424
1415
1443
1467
48. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1420
1456
1444
1479
49. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1456
1492
1420
1415
50. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1420
1485
1402
1467