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15th Century Timeline
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1. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1456
1494
1481
1403
2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1441
1402
1469
1444
3. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1403
1499
1420
1497
4. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1415
1499
1450s
1492
5. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1467
1405
1474
1480
6. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1410
1467
1441
1414
7. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1425
1471
1449
1410
8. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1414
1420
1444
1479
9. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1414
1467
1438
10. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1410
1403
1451
1446
11. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1485
1446
1438
1441
12. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1492
1405
1440
13. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1471
1438
1420
1402
14. 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.
1449
1453
1469
1455
15. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1471
1410
1454
1441
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 -
1425
1403
1402
1462
17. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1497
1410
1453
1470
18. 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.
1453
1415
1467
1462
19. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1492
1471
1462
1492
20. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1444
1494
1415
21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1480
1441
1420
1440
22. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1474
1478
1453
1497
23. 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.
1467
1446
1469
1480
24. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1401
1481
1485
1454
25. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
1462
1415
1494
26. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1414
1441
1494
1420
27. Wars of the Roses
1469
1478
1455
1467
28. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1471
1438
1497
1425
29. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1453
1444
1480
1438
30. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1470
1485
1492
1494
31. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1492
1462
1469
1471
32. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1440
1405
1486
1403
33. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1455
1474
1446
1415
34. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1485
1469
1410
1415
35. 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.
1450s
1441
1444
1485
36. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1443
1462
1492
37. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1420
1441
1410
1485
38. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1456
1485
1478
1449
39. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1454
1492
1440
1402
40. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1467
1470
1424
1446
41. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
Joan of Arc
1469
1469
42. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1479
1469
1474
1462
43. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1494
1462
1451
Joan of Arc
44. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1429
1470
1440
1479
45. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1485
1415
1420
1441
46. 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 -
1443
Joan of Arc
1462
1469
47. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1443
1444
1444
1429
48. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1462
1444
1471
1499
49. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1446
1415
1485
Joan of Arc
50. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1402
1444
1492
1415
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