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15th Century Timeline
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1. Foundation of St Andrews University in Scotland
1410
1479
1485
1403
2. Sultanate of Malacca founded by Parameshwara.
1402
1471
1438
1453
3. 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.
1451
1453
1462
1462
4. King Sejong the Great published a hangul - the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.
1478
1402
1446
1403
5. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1441
1441
1469
1497
6. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1471
1405
1446
1485
7. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1480
1497
1479
1462
8. Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The NightAttack.
1492
1440s
1499
1462
9. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1425
1403
1415
1441
10. Under Moctezuma I - the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.
1494
1470
1440
1441
11. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1445
1450s
1444
1415
12. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary captured Vienna - Frederick III - Holy Roman Emperor ran away
1485
1424
1451
1467
13. The Moldavian forces under Stephen the Great defeat the Tatars of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Lipnic.
1403
1410
1456
1470
14. The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states.
1494
1470
1443
1485
15. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1497
1405
1469
1420
16. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev. Beside followers of Sikhism - Guru Nanak is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across theIndian subcontinent.
1438
1469
1470
1440s
17. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1429
1440s
1420
1462
18. 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.
1444
1453
1425
1485
19. The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing.
1469
1485
1403
1446
20. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1403
1424
1415
1478
21. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary conquers some parts of Bohemia.
1469
1486
1414
1403
22. Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
1402
Joan of Arc
1478
1424
23. 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.
1453
1415
1485
1470
24. Khizr Khan - deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan - takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1414
1499
1486
1469
25. The kingdom of Champa suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king L
1454
1405
1471
1478
26. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1443
1414
1492
1401
27. 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 -
1440s
1470
1474
1462
28. Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
1492
1455
1445
1444
29. Jews expelled from Spain.
1449
1492
1438
1402
30. Vasco da Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.
1497
1494
1415
1469
31. Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain.
1403
1444
1492
1479
32. 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
1446
1402
1480
33. Ivan III of Russia conquered Tver
1443
1474
1492
1485
34. The Golden Horde breaks up into the Siberia Khanate - the Khanate of Kazan - the Astrakhan Khanate - the Crimean Khanate - and the Great Horde.
1469
1479
1474
1440s
35. A French peasant girl - directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.
1410
Joan of Arc
1446
1402
36. Battle of Breadfield - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeated the Turks.
1440s
1401
1499
1479
37. 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
1402
1443
Joan of Arc
1420
38. Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
1467
1478
1441
1485
39. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1497
1454
1446
1410
40. Machu Picchu constructed.
Joan of Arc
1403
1450s
1444
41. Construction of the ChineseForbidden City is completed in Beijing.
1497
1485
1467
1420
42. Boabdil's surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus.
1420
1405
1443
1492
43. 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
1469
1420
1485
1438
44. Battle of Agincourt fought between the Kingdom of England and France.
1462
1446
1462
1415
45. After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War - Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1492
1454
1494
1424
46. After the Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde. Ivan III - Grand Duke of Moscow.
1467
1480
1485
1441
47. Zheng He of China sails through theIndian Ocean toIndia - Arabia - and East Africa to spread China's influence and sovereignty.
1469
1405
1425
1403
48. Wars of the Roses
1485
1415
1441
1455
49. Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) founded by Pope Martin V.
1494
1425
1451
1405
50. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1446
1485
1471
1438