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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






13. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






14. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






15. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






16. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.






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






18. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






30. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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