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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






5. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






19. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






22. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






38. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






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






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






44. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






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






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






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