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15th Century Timeline
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1. 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
1443
1492
1444
1424
2. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1446
1456
1440
1402
3. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1479
Joan of Arc
1469
1410
4. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1420
1410
1497
1485
5. 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
1478
1420
1441
1469
6. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1438
1403
1415
1403
7. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1415
1414
1499
1469
8. Wars of the Roses
1438
1455
1405
1420
9. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1414
1425
1405
1401
10. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1446
1485
1403
11. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1438
1471
1440s
1456
12. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1414
1451
1446
1410
13. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1485
1469
1403
1492
14. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
1469
1485
1479
15. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1470
1414
1485
1401
16. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
Joan of Arc
1467
1469
1415
17. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1415
1469
1403
1467
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 -
1462
1444
1405
1492
19. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1492
1470
1456
1440
20. Machu Picchu constructed.
1445
1450s
1485
1486
21. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1415
1481
1425
1440s
22. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1410
1469
1403
1402
23. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1492
1494
1445
1446
24. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1415
1402
1440
1424
25. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1445
1474
1462
1445
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.
1415
1478
1485
1453
27. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1420
1441
1479
1478
28. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1469
1415
1451
1467
29. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1403
1485
1485
1485
30. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1402
1410
1440
1453
31. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1462
1420
1486
1403
32. Jews expelled from Spain.
1415
1440
1492
1402
33. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1410
1420
1469
1492
34. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1497
1401
1467
1440
35. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
Joan of Arc
1474
1454
1420
36. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1444
1401
1454
1480
37. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1446
1415
1470
Joan of Arc
38. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1403
1444
1499
1445
39. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1470
1440s
1454
40. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1462
1441
1469
1403
41. 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.
1467
1453
1402
1444
42. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1453
1414
1415
1471
43. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1441
1485
1444
1415
44. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1471
1441
1485
1444
45. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1492
1425
1469
1443
46. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1469
1462
1454
1494
47. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1467
1401
Joan of Arc
1424
48. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1486
1429
1444
1410
49. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1410
1470
1474
1469
50. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1405
1480
1403