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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






10. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






11. 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.






12. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.






13. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






14. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L






15. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






17. The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to the unification of Spain.






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






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






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






21. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.






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






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






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






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






26. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






27. 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.






28. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






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






31. Machu Picchu constructed.






32. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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 -






37. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






38. 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






39. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.






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






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






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






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






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






50. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L