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15th Century Timeline
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1. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1485
1444
1414
2. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1470
1454
1420
1455
3. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1446
1402
1441
1455
4. 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 -
1469
1462
1420
1402
5. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1440
1481
1415
1479
6. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1455
1479
1401
1403
7. 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.
1440
1467
1497
1446
8. 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.
1450s
1467
1443
1444
9. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1415
1438
1420
1420
10. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1474
1429
1446
1455
11. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1481
1456
1492
1444
12. 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.
1453
1492
1410
1429
13. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1492
1415
1478
14. 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.
1478
1453
1402
1401
15. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1401
1449
1424
1467
16. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1451
1415
1470
1440
17. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1402
1485
1440
1444
18. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
Joan of Arc
1410
1420
1446
19. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1401
1481
1446
1440s
20. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1414
1480
1485
1492
21. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1492
1425
1424
1485
22. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1440
1499
1415
1410
23. 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.
1410
1469
1420
1444
24. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1415
1420
1494
1492
25. 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
1479
1420
1470
1441
26. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1494
1444
1486
1467
27. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1486
1424
1485
1467
28. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1455
1401
1492
1467
29. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1443
1486
1479
1446
30. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1444
1499
1424
1414
31. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1492
1485
Joan of Arc
1450s
32. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1492
1444
1445
1492
33. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1451
1401
1494
1445
34. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1405
1443
1438
1462
35. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1494
1453
1438
1429
36. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1410
1453
1451
1455
37. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1481
1485
1415
1441
38. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1462
1401
1485
1424
39. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1469
1453
1467
1415
40. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1403
1492
1449
1446
41. 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
1425
1405
1403
1492
42. 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
1469
1492
1454
1455
43. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
Joan of Arc
1443
1440
1446
44. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1474
1443
1405
1444
45. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1449
1453
1469
1486
46. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1462
1420
1440
1440s
47. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1441
1441
1471
1440
48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1492
1478
1415
1403
49. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1410
1446
1481
Joan of Arc
50. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1441
1492
1478