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15th Century Timeline

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1. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






6. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.






7. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






8. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.






9. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






13. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






17. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






18. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






19. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






21. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






49. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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