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This timeline describes the significant events that occured between 1400-1450.
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Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I. The war was a major victory for the Timurs and it led to a period of crisis for the Ottoman Empire.
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The Yongle Emperor moves the capital of China from Nanjing to Beijing. The capital city that he set, known as Peking back then, is still the capital of China.
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The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
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The Battle of Grunwald is the decisive battle of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War leading to the downfall of the Teutonic Knights.The battle was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and is regarded as the most important victory in the history of Poland.
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Khizr Khan, deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan, takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty.
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Henry the Navigator leads the conquest of Ceuta from the Moors marking the beginning of the Portuguese Empire. Soon, this empire becomes one of the most powerful empires.
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Battle of Agincourt is fought between the Kingdom of England and France. This battle was one of the major victories for England in the Hundred Years' War.
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The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were fought between the Hussites and various monarchs who sought to enforce the authority of the Roman Catholic church against the Hussites, and also between Hussite factions.
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Construction of the Chinese Forbidden City is completed in Beijing.The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
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James I returns to Scotland after being held hostage under three Kings of England since 1406.
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Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans and turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War. After the crushing defeat in Agincourt by the English, this was the first major French success.
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King James II of Scotland is born. As the king of Scotland he rules fairly and justly until his death, 30 years after his birth in 1460.
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The Inca Empire is found under the rule of its first leader, Pachacuti. This new empire soon becomes one of the greatest empires in mesoamerica.
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Portuguese navigators cruise West Africa and reestablish the European slave trade with a shipment of African slaves sent directly from Africa to Portugal.
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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.
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Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeats the Polish and Hungarian armies under Władysław III of Poland and János Hunyadi at the Battle of Varna.
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Kazan Khanate defeats Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Suzdal
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Machu Picchu was constructed at the height of the Inca Empire. The construction of Machu Picchu appears to date from the period of the two great Incas.
