| 1400 AD
Kingdom of Maracca was Founded-The
Kingdom of Malacca was founded on the Malay peninsular in
the current day Indonesia. Malacca, which was founded by
Paramesvara, soon became the leading maritime power in South
East Asia. |
| 1400 AD
Mongols Invade Syria- In
1400 the Mongol conqueror Tameralne invaded Syria after
devastating Georgia and Russia. The next year he laid waste
to Aleppo Damascus and Baghdad. In 1402 Tamerlane then went
on to defeat the Ottoman sultan at the battle of Angora. |
| 1405 AD
Mongol Empire Divided-
Tamerlane, the leader of the Mongols, died suddenly while
preparing to attack Ming China. With his death the Mongol
Empire rapidly fell apart. |
| 1410 AD
Battle of Tannenberg - The
Poles and the Lithuanians defeated German Knights at the
Battle of Tannenberg on July 15th 1410. Despite the victory,
at the Peace of Thorn signed in 1411, the Poles failed to
gain access to the sea. |
| 1415 AD
English forces destroy French at Battle of Agincourt
The British decisively defeated the French at the battle of
Agincourt on October 25th. The British archers, under the
command of Henry V, were the key to the British victory over
the French . Five French counts, 90 barons and over 5,000
French knights were killed in the battle and 1,000 were
taken prisoner. As a result of the English victory the
French nobility was shattered and the feudal system was
destroyed. Normandy lay open to English reconquering. |
| 1415 AD
Henry the Navigator- Takes Ceuta
- The Portuguese explorer and prince, Henry the
Navigator captured Ceuta, in today's Morocco from the Marind
dynasty. This begins Portuguese conquest of parts of Africa.
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| 1420 AD
Chinese Capital- Peking-
The Second Ming Emperor moved the capital of China from
Nanking to Peking. |
| 1420 AD
Treaty of Troyes- The French
under Philippe and England under Henry V signed the Treaty
of Troyes. Under the terms of the treaty Henry became the
the king of both France and England. Henry was allowed to
occupy all the land to the Loire. |
| 1423 AD
Battle of Cravant - In
1422 England resumed its war with France. In August 1423
French and Scottish forces were decisively defeated by the
forces of England under the command of John Plantagent who
was acting as regent for the infant Henry VI. |
| 1424 AD
France Invades Italy- Charles
VIII King of France began the Italian Wars by invading Italy
in September 1494. In February 1495 Naples surrendered to
Charles. He temporarily became the King of Naples. Alexander
VI organizes the Holy League which included Spain to repel
the French from Italy. In July 1495 the French lost the
Battle of Fornovo and Charles was forced to flee Italy. |
| 1424 AD
James I Freed- King of Scotland
After being held in English captivity from the age of 11,
Scotland's James I was freed at the age of 29. The earl of
Somerset remited 10,000 marks to ransom James as a dowry for
his daughter Jane. Jane and James were married in February
1424. In May James was crowned King of Scotland. |
| 1429 AD
Joan of Arc Frees Orleans - War
between France and England continued on and off, despite
various agreements to cease. In 1428 the English began to
beseige the Orleans. Joan of Arc a young girl from Lorrain
began to have visions and claim to hear voices. She
convinced the French dauphin to provide her with a small
army and went on to liberate Orleans. This changed the very
nature of the conflict giving the French a new sense of
confidence in their conflict with England and reinvigorating
the French monarchy. Joan convinced the people that the
dauphin was the legitimate son of Charles VI and he was
crowned King at Reims on July 17, 1429. |
| 1431 AD
Joan of Arc- Burned Alive-
Joan of Arc entered Comiegne outside Paris and was taken
prisoner. The British held Joan in prison in a tower in
Rouen.Charles VII made no effort to assist her. The English
in 1431 turn Joan over to the former bishop of the of
Beauvais Pierre Cauchon on the assurance she would be
convicted of treason against God. She was convicted and
burned to death at the stake on May 30, 1431. |
| 1431 AD
Angkor Sacked - Angkor, the
capital of the Khmer, was captured and sacked by the Thais.
The Khmer Empire was forced to move its capital to the
present site of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. |
| 1435 AD
Peace Treaty of Arras
-In 1435, Duke Philip of Burgundy became weary of his
alliance with the English. He signed a peace treaty with
Charles VI which recognized Charles as the one king of
France. Charles promised in return to punish the murders of
Philip's father. The English did not accept the peace treaty
and warfare continued. Charles and Philip fought together
and liberated Paris from the English. A truce then ensued
between Britain and France that lasted 13 years. |
| 1438 AD
Inca Dynasty Founded- The Inca
Dynasty that ruled Peru until 1553 was founded in 1438. Its
founder is said to have been Pachacutec. He rapidly expanded
the empire. |
| 1444 AD
Battle of Varna- The
Ottoman forces fought a constant series of battles along its
Hungarian border. Murad the Ottoman sultan decided to end
the strife once and for all. He attacked Belgrade, the chief
fortress on the Hungarian border. He was repulsed from
Belgrade. Encouraged by their victories the Christians
declared a new Crusade against the Ottomans, whose goal was
to drive them from Europe. The Christian armies were led by
Hunyadi who acheived two important victories, the first at
the battle of Hermanstadt, and then at the battle of Nissa
in which the Ottomans are driven from Bulgaria. |
| 1450 AD
Printing Press Invented- In
1450, Johannes Guttenberg invented the printing press. The
invention of the press revolutionized communication and
education, allowing the development of newspapers, as well
as reasonably priced books. The first product of the press
was the Guttenberg Bible. |
