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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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 -






5. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






8. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. Jews expelled from Spain.






15. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






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






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






18. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






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






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






21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






24. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






26. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






27. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.






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






29. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






31. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.






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






33. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.






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






40. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.






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






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






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






44. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






46. 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






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






48. Wars of the Roses






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






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