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15th Century Timeline
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1. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1462
1451
1402
1446
2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1443
1403
1402
1485
3. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1467
1446
1405
1424
4. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1469
1405
1414
1467
5. 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.
1420
1410
1444
1453
6. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1485
1470
1401
1429
7. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1401
1429
1499
1444
8. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1451
1441
1402
1454
9. 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 -
1492
1443
1462
1440
10. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1401
1403
1470
1485
11. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1446
1451
1415
1494
12. 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
1470
1420
1453
1455
13. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1453
1415
1497
1471
14. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1467
1424
1441
1403
15. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1429
1485
1445
1486
16. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1402
1451
1450s
1470
17. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1420
1444
1454
1440
18. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1405
1469
1425
1445
19. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1485
1441
1471
1485
20. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1462
1405
1499
1424
21. 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
1410
1405
1492
1440
22. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1486
1492
1446
1441
23. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1405
1485
1441
1410
24. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1414
1455
1485
1494
25. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1492
Joan of Arc
1469
1456
26. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1462
1451
1494
27. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1455
1420
1424
1440s
28. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1456
1481
1453
1445
29. 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.
1462
1414
1485
1453
30. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1440
1414
1403
1492
31. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1410
1441
1429
1444
32. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1441
1479
1438
1471
33. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1480
1444
1424
1445
34. 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.
1467
1410
1415
1456
35. 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.
1424
1438
1453
1485
36. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1415
1440
1410
1492
37. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1462
1453
1492
1444
38. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1441
1454
1497
1415
39. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1438
1467
1454
1479
40. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1440s
1456
1497
1492
41. 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
1492
1446
1449
1429
42. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
Joan of Arc
1469
1424
1453
43. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1469
1455
1405
1469
44. 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.
1444
1443
1469
1446
45. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1469
1440
1494
1471
46. Wars of the Roses
1455
1444
1444
1449
47. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1405
1471
1462
1403
48. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1402
1415
1402
1441
49. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
1440s
1478
1441
50. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1479
1414
1441
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