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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






9. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






33. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






46. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






48. 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






49. Jews expelled from Spain.






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