Sept. 23 Timeline- Modern World History By aj57848 800 Holy Roman Emperor elected by nobles Jan 23, 1368 Founding of Ming Dynasty Aug 21, 1415 Portuguese capture Cueta, starting an empire 1433 End of Zheng He's Voyages May 29, 1453 Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople Oct 19, 1453 End of the Hundred Years War Jan 2, 1492 End of Reconquista 1519 Mexica start conquering an empire 1532 Pachakuti launches Inca conquests Feb 14, 1556 Akbar becomes Mughal emperor Jul 22, 1596 Mikhail became ruler of Russia