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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
1415
1486
1492
1414
2. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1469
1415
1492
1443
3. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1455
1402
1474
1415
4. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1450s
1446
1438
1485
5. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1441
1449
1410
6. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1485
1486
1485
1415
7. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1454
1402
1444
1425
8. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1415
1478
1420
1453
9. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1467
1469
1485
1462
10. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1429
1402
1444
1470
11. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1471
1424
1454
1401
12. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1450s
1440
1470
1420
13. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
1486
1456
1446
14. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1474
1443
1494
1440s
15. 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
1414
1492
1455
1405
16. 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
1429
1449
1414
1424
17. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1494
1462
1485
1402
18. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1480
1449
1499
1492
19. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1469
1469
1415
1485
20. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1497
1485
1492
1424
21. 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
1420
1494
1469
1474
22. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1402
1454
1492
1401
23. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1420
1467
1441
1441
24. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1480
1492
1403
1479
25. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1446
1445
1403
1492
26. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1497
1455
1405
1453
27. 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 -
1444
1450s
1445
1462
28. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1424
1440s
1443
1499
29. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1441
1492
1403
1499
30. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1492
1438
1445
1462
31. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1467
1402
1462
1443
32. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1497
1486
1456
1424
33. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1445
1469
1478
1492
34. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1438
1441
1469
1467
35. 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.
1462
1469
1429
1444
36. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1414
1481
1467
1492
37. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1471
1467
1492
1446
38. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1441
1425
1414
1462
39. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1445
1424
1420
1480
40. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1420
1462
1467
41. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1444
1425
1403
1429
42. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
1415
1471
Joan of Arc
43. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1402
1486
1478
1499
44. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1485
1469
1446
45. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1410
1444
1499
1485
46. Machu Picchu constructed.
1449
1450s
1402
1405
47. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1456
1445
1450s
1455
48. 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
1449
1440s
1451
49. Jews expelled from Spain.
1497
1492
1440
1446
50. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1429
1438
1467