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15th Century Timeline
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1. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1424
1402
1415
1462
2. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1440
1454
1415
1415
3. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1479
1405
1469
1462
4. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1443
1402
1455
1499
5. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1492
1474
1429
1415
6. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1453
1497
1470
1469
7. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1425
1471
1485
1462
8. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1485
1478
1429
1402
9. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J
1467
1444
1446
1456
10. Wars of the Roses
1441
1470
1450s
1455
11. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1440s
1443
1467
1441
12. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1492
1451
1485
1471
13. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
1440
1420
1450s
14. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1451
1497
1485
1486
15. 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
1444
1462
1467
16. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1441
1405
1467
1481
17. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
Joan of Arc
1469
1440
1470
18. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1480
1438
1478
1420
19. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1438
1456
1401
1446
20. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1424
1402
1438
1467
21. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1401
1420
1474
1441
22. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1494
1494
1455
1492
23. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
Joan of Arc
1424
1440
1415
24. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1444
1402
1429
1462
25. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1443
1403
1420
1401
26. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1494
1485
1456
1441
27. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1445
1420
1467
1471
28. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1402
1454
1492
1451
29. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1446
1440s
1425
1405
30. 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.
1449
1453
1424
1420
31. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1467
1403
1443
1415
32. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1485
1445
1453
1492
33. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1453
1401
1441
1469
34. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1445
1441
1497
35. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1424
1494
1424
1449
36. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1462
1492
1481
1410
37. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1415
1445
1454
1467
38. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1414
1401
1424
1415
39. 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.
1492
1467
1429
1455
40. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
1440s
1444
1415
41. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1441
1441
1494
Joan of Arc
42. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1478
1492
1467
1415
43. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1401
1492
1479
1474
44. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1469
1420
1485
1424
45. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1403
1478
1462
1481
46. 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.
1424
1444
1453
1401
47. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1485
1403
1443
1449
48. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1425
1478
1424
1492
49. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1425
1424
1420
1440
50. 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
1478
1441
1467
1492