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15th Century Timeline

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1. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






2. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






17. 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 -






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






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






20. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






34. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






35. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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