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15th Century Timeline

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






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






7. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






10. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






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






13. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.






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






15. 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.






16. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






20. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






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






22. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






23. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England






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






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






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






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






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






29. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.






30. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.






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






32. 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 -






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






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






35. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






38. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






40. Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and J






41. Wars of the Roses






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






43. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.






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






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






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






47. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






49. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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