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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






9. 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 -






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






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






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






13. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






14. 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.






15. Wars of the Roses






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






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






18. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






20. 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.






21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






36. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






48. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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







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