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15th Century Timeline

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1. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.






2. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






3. 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 -






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






15. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






24. 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






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






26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






27. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






29. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Wars of the Roses






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






39. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






45. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.






46. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






49. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






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