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15th Century Timeline

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1. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






2. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






3. 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






4. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






5. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






6. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






7. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






11. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






22. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






25. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.






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






27. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






28. 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.






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






30. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






32. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






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






35. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f






36. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






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






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






39. Wars of the Roses






40. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






49. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






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







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