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15th Century Timeline
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1. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
Joan of Arc
1420
1414
1443
2. Machu Picchu constructed.
1401
1467
1450s
1469
3. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1450s
1486
1425
1494
4. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1450s
1424
1429
1438
5. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1425
1403
1440
1415
6. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1453
1415
1401
1471
7. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1403
1492
1446
1480
8. 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.
1485
1497
1453
1455
9. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1470
1469
1425
1446
10. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1405
1469
1471
1415
11. 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
1471
1449
1429
1451
12. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1467
1480
1414
1425
13. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1415
1429
1410
1446
14. Wars of the Roses
1455
1470
1450s
1414
15. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1453
1402
1467
1492
16. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1410
1444
1469
1462
17. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1453
1494
1410
1402
18. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1479
1420
1492
1446
19. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1492
1469
1415
1424
20. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1445
1415
1471
1469
21. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1492
1424
1446
1438
22. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1446
1499
1479
1415
23. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1469
1446
1456
1467
24. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1492
1440s
1462
1485
25. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1469
1481
1415
1420
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.
1492
1469
1453
1467
27. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1414
1402
1446
28. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1478
1485
1424
1424
29. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1420
1485
1467
1403
30. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1456
1403
Joan of Arc
1494
31. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1441
1410
1467
1403
32. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1444
1485
1453
1444
33. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1471
1470
1453
1469
34. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1403
1454
1405
1424
35. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1438
1424
1485
36. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1415
1403
1471
37. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1492
1415
1446
1410
38. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1497
1443
1403
1414
39. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1469
1455
1446
1471
40. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1470
1451
1485
1485
41. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1467
1403
1415
1485
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
1492
1429
1449
1414
43. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1440s
1410
1445
1485
44. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1492
1494
1462
1440
45. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1440s
1444
1492
1441
46. Wars of the Roses
1455
1479
1462
1446
47. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1471
1415
1441
1410
48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1420
1485
1470
1478
49. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1415
1469
1492
1415
50. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1429
1454
1453
1444