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15th Century Timeline

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






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






3. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






4. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






8. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






15. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






16. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






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






31. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






32. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






33. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






34. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






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






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