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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






5. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Esen Tayisi leads an Oirat Mongol invasion of China which culminate in the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor at Battle of TumuFortress. Modern painting of Mehmed II marching on Constantinople in 1453 The map of Ming dynasty(1433) - based on The Histor






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






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






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






14. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. 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 -






19. Esen Tayisi leads an Oirat Mongol invasion of China which culminate in the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor at Battle of TumuFortress. Modern painting of Mehmed II marching on Constantinople in 1453 The map of Ming dynasty(1433) - based on The Histor






20. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Machu Picchu constructed.






33. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






35. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






40. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






46. 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.






47. 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






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






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






50. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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