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15th Century Timeline

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1. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






3. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






8. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.






9. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






12. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






14. 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.






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






16. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






17. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






19. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






21. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






22. 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






23. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






31. 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.






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






33. Wars of the Roses






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






35. 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






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






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






38. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






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






40. 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.






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






42. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






47. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.






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






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






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






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