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15th Century Timeline
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1. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1438
1462
1480
2. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1499
1445
1450s
1440
3. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1446
1492
1492
1479
4. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1467
1453
1420
5. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1420
1492
1403
1456
6. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
1485
1479
1481
7. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1485
1474
1415
1441
8. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1481
1485
1446
1446
9. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1438
1415
1424
1481
10. 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
1492
1497
1420
1481
11. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1450s
1424
1415
1401
12. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1462
1440
1402
1499
13. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1402
1425
1494
1403
14. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1440s
1429
1494
1478
15. 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
1438
1401
1469
1420
16. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1480
1401
1429
1453
17. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1440
1438
1401
1462
18. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1471
1469
1401
19. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1469
1446
1402
Joan of Arc
20. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1446
1497
1424
1467
21. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1410
1481
1456
22. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1492
1485
1420
1451
23. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1494
1471
1415
1485
24. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1474
1486
1438
1451
25. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1497
1486
1499
1486
26. 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.
1401
1478
1453
1415
27. 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.
1467
1444
1449
1471
28. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1440
1471
1440s
1424
29. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
1410
1492
1485
30. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1420
1438
1486
1485
31. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1453
1410
1441
1494
32. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1410
1410
1471
1405
33. 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.
1453
1444
1471
1414
34. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1420
1425
1414
1492
35. 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.
1456
1470
1453
1451
36. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1492
1485
1443
1403
37. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
Joan of Arc
1474
1474
38. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1467
1424
1492
1425
39. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1480
1440
1454
1492
40. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1471
1443
1454
41. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1471
1486
1480
1444
42. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1444
1481
1469
1440s
43. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1471
1486
1446
1449
44. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1456
1478
1402
1469
45. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1462
1441
1494
46. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1444
1401
1440s
47. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1441
1440
1492
48. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1494
1470
1478
1415
49. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1443
1403
1469
1420
50. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1402
1480
1446
1440s