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15th Century Timeline

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






2. 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.






3. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






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






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






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






9. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.






10. 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 -






11. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






13. Wars of the Roses






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






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






16. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






17. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Esen Tayisi leads an Oirat Mongol invasion of China which culminate in the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor at Battle of TumuFortress. Modern painting of Mehmed II marching on Constantinople in 1453 The map of Ming dynasty(1433) - based on The Histor






24. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






25. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






26. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






28. Wars of the Roses






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






30. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






32. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.






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






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






35. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






41. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






44. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Eton College founded by Henry VI.