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15th Century Timeline
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1. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1462
1492
1401
1478
2. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1415
1402
1485
1445
3. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1480
1469
1403
1449
4. Jews expelled from Spain.
1492
1440s
1405
1444
5. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1440
1497
1446
1415
6. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1499
1425
1492
1453
7. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1443
1469
1492
1441
8. 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
1420
1403
1453
1440
9. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1403
1486
1462
1485
10. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1453
1492
1478
1410
11. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1441
1494
1453
1492
12. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1486
1445
1469
13. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1453
1451
1443
1469
14. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1402
1429
1405
1492
15. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1443
1420
1499
1467
16. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1410
1494
1402
1420
17. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1474
1450s
1401
1451
18. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1401
1441
1420
1471
19. 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.
1444
1455
Joan of Arc
1438
20. Jews expelled from Spain.
1441
1467
1470
1492
21. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1481
1467
1492
1494
22. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1492
1424
1438
1415
23. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1425
1485
1403
1471
24. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1425
1456
1451
1478
25. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1456
1420
1485
1492
26. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1449
1444
1453
1492
27. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1485
1485
1470
1440
28. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1479
1405
1469
1415
29. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1415
1462
1424
1469
30. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1440
1438
1485
1494
31. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1485
1474
1415
1444
32. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1446
1469
1494
1467
33. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1467
1474
1441
1403
34. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1453
1455
1441
1453
35. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1401
1415
1492
1485
36. 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
1441
1420
1492
1450s
37. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1456
1474
1440
1444
38. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1467
1441
1438
1492
39. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1429
1403
1425
1462
40. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1441
1414
1402
1453
41. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1446
1454
1445
1424
42. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1429
1440
1481
1492
43. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1440
1402
1410
1469
44. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1469
1494
1403
1425
45. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1453
1444
1401
1451
46. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1462
1410
1485
1440
47. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1485
Joan of Arc
1438
48. 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 -
1462
1469
1450s
1449
49. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1486
1485
1443
1445
50. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
Joan of Arc
1414
1485
1469