15th century

As a means of recording the passage of, the 15th century was that which lasted from  to.

Events

 * : The Settle of the signals the beginning of the.
 * : and s fight at the  resulting in Timur's capture of.
 * : founded by.
 * : The moves the capital of China from  to.
 * -: of China sails through the  to India, Arabia, and East Africa.
 * : The was the decisive battle of the  leading to the downfall of the.
 * : leads the  from the  marking the beginning of the.
 * fought between the and
 * is burned at the stake as a heretic at the.
 * : Construction of the Chinese is completed in Beijing.
 * -: in
 * : ends the  and turns the tide of the.
 * : founds the.
 * : The breaks up into the, the , the , the , and the.
 * -: Under, the s become the dominant power in.
 * : Portuguese navigators cruise and reestablish the  with a shipment of  sent directly from  to.
 * : The is established in Lezha,  is elected leader
 * : under   defeats the  and  armies under  and  at the.
 * : defeats  at the.
 * : leads an  invasion of China which culminate in the capture of the  at.
 * : The marks the end of the.
 * : The is the last engagement of the.
 * -: After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the, Poland annexes.
 * -: - English civil war between the House of York and the House of Lancaster.
 * : The halts the Ottoman's advance into Europe.
 * :, the ruler of the , along the , conquered in the central  by defeating the  contingent at  (or ) and capturing the city. He developed both his own capital, , and the main centres of Mali, Timbuktu and , into major cities. Ali Ber controlled trade along the Niger River with a navy of war vessels.
 * : is driven back by  prince  at the.
 * : defeats the  leader.
 * -: The is one of civil war in Japan.
 * : The marriage of and  leads to the unification of.
 * : The kingdom of suffers a massive defeat by the Vietnamese king.
 * -: of France,,  and  against the ,.
 * : conquers.
 * : After the, Muscovy gained independence from the Great Horde.
 * : begins.
 * : defeats  at the  and becomes King of England
 * : The death of Sunni Ali Ber left a leadership void in the Songhai Empire, and his son was soon dethroned by who ascended the throne in 1492 under the name Askia (meaning "general") Muhammad. Askia Muhammad made Songhai the largest empire in the history of West Africa. The empire went into decline, however, after 1528, when the now-blind Askia Muhammad was dethroned by his son,.
 * : 's surrender of marks the end of the  and.
 * : expelled from.
 * : founds Spain's first  colony on.
 * : Spain and Portugal sign the and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves.
 * -: The lead to the downfall of the.
 * -: 's first voyage from to  and back.
 * : defeats  at the.

Significant people

 * - physician.
 * , French prince ( – ).
 * , Bohemian religious thinker and reformer (c. – ).
 * , Chinese eunuch admiral and explorer ( – ).
 * invents one-point perspective, leads innovation in Italian architecture ( – ).
 * , the English King who won the famous in  ( – ).
 * , Regent of, won the in  ( – )
 * , a Korean monarch who developed, the native Korean alphabet ( – ).
 * , European inventor of printing with movable type (c. – )
 * , also known as Stephen the Great, ruler of Moldavia, national hero of for long resistance to the Ottomans ( – )
 * , Last ( – ).
 * , Flemish composer (ca. – ).
 * , national ine of France ( – ).
 * , King of France ( – ).
 * King of and Grand Duke of  ( – ).
 * , French poet (c. – ).
 * , who led the defense of his territory against the expanding  ( – ).
 * , Sultan of the and Conqueror of  ( – ).
 * , Significant translator of 's works ( – ).
 * Gjergj Kastrioti, - Albanian Prince who resisted the Ottomans for almost 30 years in the name of the Albanian people and Catholic faith ( – ).
 * , Renaissance ruler ( – ).
 * , co-ruler of Ferdinand II of Aragon and responsible with him for the unification of Spain ( – ).
 * sails to the Americas for (c.  – ).
 * , last English King of the, last of the ( – ).
 * , co-ruler of Isabella of Castile and responsible with her for the unification of Spain ( – ).
 * , inventor and painter ( – ).
 * , English King and founder the ( – ).
 * reaches India for, creating the first maritime alternative for the (c.  –

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * affects, and.
 * begins.
 * Rise of language from.
 * Introduction of the in the  world.
 * Public
 * - over 22,000 volumes
 * alphabet in
 * s
 * Development of the for printing between 1400-1450
 * first used by King - 1403 (Movable type, which allowed individual characters to be arranged to form words, was invented in China by  between 1041 to 1048.)
 * Although pioneered earlier in Korea and by the Chinese official (with ),  metal   is created in China by  in 1490.
 * invents the in Europe (c. 1455).
 * drawing perfected by 1410-1415
 * Invention of the c. 1450
 * Discovery of by  1492
 * First reportedly built in Vreeswijk, Netherlands in 1481
 * First reportedly built in Vreeswijk, Netherlands in 1481