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15th Century Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter - dies






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






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






8. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.






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






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






11. Wars of the Roses






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






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






14. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






15. Muscovy conquers Novgorod.






16. 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






17. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






18. Eton College founded by Henry VI.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orl






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






45. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.






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






47. Pachacuti founds theInca Empire.






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






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






50. Jews expelled from Spain.