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15th Century Timeline
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1. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1474
1405
1471
2. 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.
1467
1403
1485
1469
3. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1429
1454
1462
1410
4. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1492
1425
1441
1470
5. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
Joan of Arc
1492
1440
6. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1478
1462
1449
1401
7. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1469
1471
1438
1405
8. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1470
1401
1455
1469
9. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
1415
1441
1492
10. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1444
1469
1478
1410
11. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1429
1440
1446
1454
12. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
Joan of Arc
1440
1446
1440
13. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1429
1494
1467
1441
14. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
Joan of Arc
1467
1401
1440s
15. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1424
1440
1494
1456
16. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1403
1492
1485
1469
17. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1403
1415
1453
1403
18. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1454
1441
1410
1480
19. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1481
1467
1424
1405
20. 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.
Joan of Arc
1429
1467
1403
21. 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 -
1486
1462
1478
1441
22. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1469
1440
1414
1410
23. 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 -
1494
1451
1462
1440s
24. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1485
1467
1474
1446
25. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1420
1446
1415
1485
26. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1440s
1410
1402
1405
27. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1449
1474
1481
1438
28. 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.
1453
1451
1485
1485
29. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1469
1446
1454
1425
30. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1470
1485
1415
1469
31. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1481
1401
1497
1415
32. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1415
1497
Joan of Arc
1450s
33. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1438
1420
1402
1410
34. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1402
1456
1443
1402
35. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1401
1415
1414
1415
36. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1415
1455
1449
37. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1469
1403
1462
1440
38. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1474
1410
1403
1492
39. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1469
1451
1499
1415
40. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1446
1481
1441
1478
41. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
1415
1445
1450s
42. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1469
1402
1441
1471
43. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1453
1403
1481
1467
44. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1446
1456
1462
1492
45. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1454
1441
1469
1440s
46. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1467
1492
1444
1494
47. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1441
1462
1438
1494
48. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
1450s
1410
1441
49. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1471
1474
1414
1410
50. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1446
1474
1479
1415