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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






5. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






22. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






25. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






30. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






40. 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






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






42. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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