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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






10. Wars of the Roses






11. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






15. 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 -






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






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






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






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






20. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






24. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






50. 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