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15th Century Timeline
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1. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
1462
1467
1443
1469
2. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1471
1415
1470
1469
3. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1485
1424
1485
1415
4. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1440
1441
1450s
1444
5. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1499
1451
1485
1403
6. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1486
1499
1444
1446
7. Wars of the Roses
1478
1455
1469
1410
8. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1462
1440
1402
1415
9. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1469
1401
1443
1440s
10. 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
1469
1420
1402
1485
11. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1414
1478
1492
1424
12. The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
1410
1403
1440
1492
13. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1492
1444
1438
1469
14. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1449
1462
1485
1410
15. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1415
1444
1410
1429
16. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1410
1441
1445
1469
17. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1474
1462
1424
1444
18. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1497
1469
1492
1402
19. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1494
1415
1441
1485
20. Machu Picchu constructed.
1450s
1425
1420
1410
21. 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.
1469
1453
1410
1446
22. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1420
1480
1425
1415
23. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1492
1474
1453
1440
24. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1492
1415
1469
1462
25. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1480
1441
1485
1451
26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1485
1441
1470
1402
27. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1450s
1440s
1467
1462
28. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1441
1492
1424
1486
29. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
1485
1494
1453
1462
30. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1425
1479
1454
1410
31. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1471
1485
1474
1470
32. Jews expelled from Spain.
1462
1492
1440s
1429
33. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1499
1453
1467
1478
34. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.
1444
1478
1402
1441
35. 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.
1415
1453
1425
1485
36. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1410
1494
1485
1462
37. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1456
1402
1449
1414
38. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1453
1469
1492
1429
39. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1425
1414
1453
1415
40. Jews expelled from Spain.
1494
1492
1440
1414
41. 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
1403
1414
1440
1449
42. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1414
1415
1485
1440
43. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1420
1462
1471
1424
44. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.
1469
1467
1402
1485
45. Machu Picchu constructed.
1420
1455
1450s
1478
46. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1425
1462
1492
1415
47. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1414
1453
1462
1467
48. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1492
1453
1410
1402
49. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1478
1471
1424
1469
50. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1441
Joan of Arc
1462
1440