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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






10. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






29. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






49. Wars of the Roses






50. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies







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