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15th Century Timeline

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






2. 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.






3. 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






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






5. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






7. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






15. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






21. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






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






25. 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 -






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






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






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






29. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






30. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






32. 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.






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






34. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






35. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






45. 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.






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






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






48. Wars of the Roses






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






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