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15th Century Timeline

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1. 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 -






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






3. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






32. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






36. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






38. 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






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






40. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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.






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






47. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.






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






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






50. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.







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