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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






9. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Jews expelled from Spain.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Wars of the Roses






26. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day centralIndia






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






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






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






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






31. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






32. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






34. Wars of the Roses






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






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






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






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






39. Jews expelled from Spain.






40. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






48. 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 -






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






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







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