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15th Century Timeline
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1. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1492
1420
1414
1451
2. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1474
1402
1479
1478
3. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1494
1485
1486
1415
4. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1469
1440
1415
1467
5. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1478
1485
1470
1492
6. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1410
1424
1497
1444
7. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1446
1485
1492
1469
8. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1462
1429
1485
9. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1441
1415
Joan of Arc
1499
10. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1481
1445
1438
1492
11. 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
1467
1449
1445
1480
12. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1455
1474
1469
1402
13. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1485
1403
1485
14. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1492
1479
1446
1478
15. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1480
1429
1403
1438
16. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1494
1474
1440
1401
17. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1410
1424
1469
1454
18. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1486
1456
1415
1403
19. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1401
1450s
1410
1438
20. 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.
1446
1467
1497
1453
21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1415
1441
1469
1420
22. 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
1492
1420
1441
1492
23. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1444
1405
1446
1403
24. Wars of the Roses
1455
1410
1401
1415
25. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1485
1454
1462
1456
26. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1478
1469
1410
1429
27. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1429
1402
1462
1480
28. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1403
1453
1462
29. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1446
1474
1405
1441
30. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1438
1415
1403
1424
31. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1453
1440
1446
1479
32. Wars of the Roses
1474
1455
1492
1444
33. Machu Picchu constructed.
1402
1471
1443
1450s
34. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1403
1446
1485
1492
35. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1485
1480
1492
1402
36. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1402
1485
1441
37. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1462
1403
1469
1441
38. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1444
Joan of Arc
1481
1449
39. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1440
1467
1485
1454
40. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1415
1480
1453
1403
41. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1499
1485
1420
1438
42. Machu Picchu constructed.
1450s
1469
1451
1420
43. 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.
1429
1444
1415
1450s
44. 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.
1451
1474
1467
1403
45. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1450s
1444
1456
1446
46. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1492
1485
1492
1415
47. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1440
1445
1467
1499
48. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1405
1443
1402
1420
49. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1424
1438
1471
1449
50. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1424
1499
1494
1440