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15th Century Timeline
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1. The Siege of Belgrade halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
1415
1456
1474
1492
2. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1492
1402
1485
1454
3. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1402
1479
1441
1454
4. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia
1446
1401
1481
1441
5. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl
1429
1492
1443
1415
6. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1451
1403
1471
1492
7. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1444
1414
1415
1485
8. Uzun Hasan defeats the Black Sheep Turkoman leader Jahan Shah.
Joan of Arc
1492
1467
1444
9. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1469
1492
1415
10. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.
1438
1467
1494
1499
11. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1440
1492
1474
12. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1454
1450s
1469
1485
13. 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.
1444
1453
1415
1492
14. 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.
1444
1485
1420
1479
15. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1402
1414
1471
1440
16. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1456
1499
1494
1450s
17. 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
1420
1441
1469
1492
18. Machu Picchu constructed.
1441
1492
1450s
1469
19. Deva Raya II succeeds his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
1492
1403
1441
20. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1403
1494
1480
1497
21. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1440
1492
1474
1497
22. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies
1403
1479
1451
1441
23. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1479
1492
1469
1420
24. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1405
1492
1450s
1415
25. Henry VII defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes King of England
1485
1415
1469
1480
26. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1451
1485
1444
1481
27. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.
1444
1462
1451
1499
28. 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
1449
1467
1445
1480
29. Jan Hus is burned at the stake as a heretic at the Council of Constance.
1443
1415
1486
1425
30. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1469
1492
1480
1441
31. Jews expelled from Spain.
1444
1420
1492
1449
32. Eton College founded by Henry VI.
1440
1410
1403
1492
33. Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
1445
1478
1485
34. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1446
1424
1481
1446
35. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1474
1415
1402
1474
36. Wars of the Roses
1479
1403
1455
1446
37. SpanishInquisition begins in practice with the first auto-da-f
1474
1481
1415
1453
38. 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
1414
1410
1492
1467
39. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1410
1425
1429
1420
40. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
Joan of Arc
1469
1497
1453
41. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1492
1478
1478
1480
42. The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish
1415
1410
1441
1438
43. Sher Shah Suri - is born in Sasaram - Bihar
1462
1415
1486
1403
44. James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406
1424
1485
1471
1462
45. Burgundy Wars of France - Switzerland - Lorraine and Sigismund II of Habsburg against the Charles the Bold - Duke of Burgundy.
1415
1446
1440s
1474
46. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1467
1440s
1492
1446
47. 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.
1445
1478
1453
1492
48. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1420
1499
1492
1497
49. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1440s
1445
1481
1492
50. 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.
1469
1467
Joan of Arc
1494