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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.






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






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






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






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






12. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






13. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






14. 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.






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






16. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






18. Machu Picchu constructed.






19. 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.






20. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






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






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






31. Jews expelled from Spain.






32. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






34. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






38. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away






39. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






41. 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 -






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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