Chapter One By jcava 1356 The Golden Bull was issued by emperor Charles IV 1368 The Ming Dynasty is established 1415 The Portuguese capture Ceuta 1428 The Mexica launches a series of conquests 1433 Zheng He's last voyage 1438 Pachakitu launches military campaigns outwards from Cuzco 1453 The Ottoman Empire conquers Constantinople 1453 The Hundred Years' War comes to an end 1492 The Reconquista ends 1556 Akbar succeeds Humayun as the Mughal emperor 1613 Mikhail Romanov is elected to rule the Tsardom of Russia