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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. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






3. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Machu Picchu constructed.






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






50. 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.