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15th Century Timeline
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1. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1405
1469
1497
1415
2. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1415
1453
1438
1402
3. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1470
1425
1410
1415
4. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1415
1494
1478
1405
5. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1405
1425
1467
1401
6. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1451
1499
1479
1469
7. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1403
1451
1405
1454
8. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1410
1481
1486
1485
9. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1441
1485
1403
1492
10. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1441
1405
1446
1429
11. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1424
1403
1492
1467
12. Wars of the Roses
1429
1401
1467
1455
13. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1497
1485
1440s
1440
14. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1499
1405
1440s
1478
15. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1494
1470
1440s
1410
16. 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.
1444
1469
1492
1453
17. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1415
1470
1467
1402
18. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1440s
1403
1425
1479
19. 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
1449
1414
1456
1479
20. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1478
1446
1467
21. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1402
1480
1446
1415
22. Machu Picchu constructed.
1438
1450s
1414
1425
23. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1485
1440s
1492
1474
24. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1470
1403
Joan of Arc
1494
25. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1492
1494
1492
1462
26. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1470
1456
1454
1453
27. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1470
1497
1469
1462
28. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1451
1494
1474
Joan of Arc
29. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1440s
1486
1497
1456
30. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1462
1470
1454
1424
31. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1462
1486
1492
1486
32. Machu Picchu constructed.
1492
1402
1450s
1492
33. 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
1469
1414
1492
1454
34. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1415
1443
1444
35. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1485
1401
1494
1479
36. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1410
1425
1499
1441
37. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1469
1486
1497
1415
38. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1497
1440
1492
1441
39. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1429
1485
1456
1492
40. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
1462
1492
1410
41. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1480
1479
1454
1485
42. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1424
1405
1429
1492
43. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1480
1414
1492
1492
44. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1480
1494
1402
1469
45. 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.
1414
1449
1454
1453
46. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1450s
1453
1481
1440
47. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1467
1453
1471
1402
48. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1444
1440
1410
1424
49. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1494
1438
1453
1425
50. 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.
1480
1453
1497
1467