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15th Century Timeline

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






2. Wars of the Roses






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






4. Machu Picchu constructed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






13. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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






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






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






24. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland






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






26. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






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






30. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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 -






45. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver






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






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






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






49. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






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