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15th Century Timeline

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1. Jews expelled from Spain.






2. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






29. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






41. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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