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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






6. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






9. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






13. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






24. 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






25. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






26. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






27. 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.






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






29. 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






30. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






31. Wars of the Roses






32. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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 -






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