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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






10. 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 -






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






12. Machu Picchu constructed.






13. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






15. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






16. 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.






17. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






18. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal






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






20. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






29. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






39. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






40. 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.






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






42. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.






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






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






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






46. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






49. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






50. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver