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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






16. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






22. Wars of the Roses






23. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






33. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






36. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






39. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






49. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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







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