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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






9. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






23. Jews expelled from Spain.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. Wars of the Roses






30. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






32. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






36. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






38. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.






39. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






41. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.






42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






44. 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






45. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






46. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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







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