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15th Century Timeline

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1. 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






2. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






4. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






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






8. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






16. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






17. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






19. 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






20. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






23. Jews expelled from Spain.






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






25. 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 -






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






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






28. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






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






33. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






35. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






38. Wars of the Roses






39. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






41. 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.






42. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






44. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






45. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






47. 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 -






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






49. 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.






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







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