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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






3. Hussite Wars in Bohemia - The renaissance king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. His mercenary standing army (the Black Army) had the strongest military potential of its era






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






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






6. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






16. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






18. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






31. Hussite Wars in Bohemia - The renaissance king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. His mercenary standing army (the Black Army) had the strongest military potential of its era






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.






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






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






46. 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.






47. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






48. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






49. Machu Picchu constructed.






50. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.