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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.






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.






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






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






8. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.






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






10. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






11. 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.






12. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Jews expelled from Spain.






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. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






22. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






25. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






30. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






35. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






36. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






41. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.






42. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






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






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






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






46. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






48. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






49. Wars of the Roses






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