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15th Century Timeline

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1. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






2. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






14. Machu Picchu constructed.






15. 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.






16. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






17. 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.






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






19. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






22. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






23. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Wars of the Roses






32. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Jews expelled from Spain.






44. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






47. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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