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15th Century Timeline

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1. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






29. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






31. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






32. 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






33. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






37. 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






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






40. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Wars of the Roses






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






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