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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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 -






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






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






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. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






11. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






12. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






25. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.






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






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






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






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






30. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






32. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.






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






34. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






36. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






37. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






45. 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.






46. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.






47. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






49. Jews expelled from Spain.






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