Table of Contents
15th Century (1400-1499) C.E.
| 1400: | In the Burji Mamluks empire, TheMamluks lost Syria which was occupied by Amir Timur. |
| 1401: | In the Golden Horde empire, Death ofTimur Qutluq, the ruler, installed by Amir Timur. accession of ShadiBeg. |
| 1402: | In the Ottoman Turks empire, Defeatof Bayazid at the battle of Ankara, taken captive Amir Timur. |
| 1403: | In the Ottoman Turks empire,Muhammad I, the son of Bayazid ascended the throne. |
| 1405: | In the Timurids empire, Death ofAmir Timur, succession of his son Shah Rukh. |
| 1407: | In the Golden Horde empire,Deposition of Shadi Beg, installation of Faulad Khan by the king makerEdigu. |
| 1410: | In the Golden Horde empire,Deposition of Faulad Khan, installation of Timur. |
| 1412: | In the Golden Horde empire,Deposition of Timur, installation of Jalaluddin. In the Burji Mamluksempire, Death of Nasiruddin Faraj, succession of Al Muayyad. |
| 1413: | In the Golden Horde empire,Deposition of Jalaluddin, installation of Karim Bardo. |
| 1414: | In the Golden Horde empire,Deposition of Karim Bardo, installation of Kubak Khan. |
| 1416: | In the Golden Horde empire,Deposition of Kubak Khan, installation of Jahar Balrawi. Deposition ofJahar Balrawi, installation of Chaighray. |
| 1419: | In the Golden Horde empire, Death ofEdigu, overthrow of Chaighray, power captured by Ulugh Muhammad. |
| 1420: | In the Golden Horde empire, UlughMuhammad overthrown by Daulat Bairawi. Turkomans of the Black Sheepempire, Death of Qara Yusuf; succession of his son Qara Iskandar. InMorocco, Assassination of Abu Said Othman; succession of his infant sonAbdul Haq. |
| 1421: | In the Ottoman Turks empire, Deathof Muhammad I; accession of his son Murad II. In the Burji Mamluksempire, Death of Al Muayyad, succession of Muzaffar Ahmad. MuzaffarAhmad overthrown by Amir Saifuddin Tata, Death of Saifuddin Tata,succession of his son Muhammad. Muhammad overthrown by Amir Barsbay. |
| 1424: | In the Golden Horde empire, Death ofDaulat Bairawi, succession of Berk. In Algeria, The Halsida of Tunisiaoccupy Algeria. This state of affairs continued throughout thefifteenth century. |
| 1425: | In the Uzbegs empire, Abul Khayr, aprince of the house of Uzbeg declare his independence in the westernpart of Siberia. |
| 1427: | In the Golden Horde empire, Berkoverthrown by Ulugh Muhammad who captured power for the second time. |
| 1430: | In the Uzbegs empire, Abul Khayroccupies Khawarazm. |
| 1434: | Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire,Deposition of Qara Iskandar; installation of his brother Jahan Shah.Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Death of Qara Othman, successionof his son Ali Beg. In Tunisia, Death of Abul Faris after a rule offorty years, succession of his son Abu Abdullah Muhammad. |
| 1435: | In Tunisia, Deposition of AbuAbdullah Muhammad, power captured by Abu Umar Othman. |
| 1438: | In the Burji Mamluks empire, Deathof Barsbay, accession of his minor son Jamaluddin Yusuf; Yusufoverthrown and power captured by the Chief Minister Saifuddin Gakmuk.Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Ali Beg overthrown by his brotherHamza. |
| 1439: | In the Golden Horde empire, UlughMuhammad withdrew from Sarai and found the principality of Qazan. SaidAhmad came to power in Sarai. |
| 1440: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Hamza overthrown by Jahangir a son of Ali Beg. |
| 1441: | In the Golden Horde empire, Crimeaseceded from Sarai. |
| 1446: | In the Timurids empire, Death ofShah Rukh, succession of Ulugh Beg. In the Ottoman Turks empire, Secondbattle of Kossova resulting in the victory of the Turks. Serbia annexedto Turkey and Bosnia became its vassal. |
| 1447: | In the Golden Horde empire, AstraKhan seceded from Sarai. |
| 1449: | In the Uzbegs empire, Abul Khayrcaptures Farghana. In the Timurids empire, Death of Ulugh Beg,succession of Abdul Latif. |
| 1450: | In the Timurids empire,Assassination of Abdul Latif, accession of Abu Said. |
| 1451: | In the Ottoman Turks empire, Deathof Murad II; accession of his son Muhammad II. |
| 1453: | In the Ottoman Turks empire, Captureof Constantinople by the Turks. Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Death of Jahangir; accession of his son Uzun Hasan. In the BurjiMamluks empire, Death of Gakmuk. succession of his son FakhruddinOthman. Othman overthrown by the Mamluk General Saifuddin Inal. |
| 1454: | In the Ottoman Turks empire, Attackagainst Wallachia, Wallachia became a vassal state of Turkey. |
| 1456: | In the Ottoman Turks empire,Annexation of Serbia. |
| 1461: | In the Ottoman Turks empire,Annexation of Bosnia and Herzogovina. In the Burji Mamluks empire,Death of Saifuddin Inal, succession of his son Shahabuddin Ahmad.Shahabuddin Ahmad overthrown by the Mamluk General SaifuddinKhushqadam. |
| 1462: | In the Ottoman Turks empire,Annexation of Albania. |
| 1465: | In the Golden Horde empire, Death ofSaid Ahmad, succession of his son Khan Ahmad. In Morocco, Assassinationof Abdul Haq. End of the Marinid rule. Power snatched by SharifMuhammad al Jati. |
| 1467: | Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire,Death of Jahan Shah, end of the rule of the Black Sheep Turkoman rule.Turkomans of the White Sheep empire, Jahan Shah of the Black Sheepattacked the White Sheep. Jahan Shah was defeated and the Black Sheepterritories annexed by the White Sheep. In the Burji Mamluks empire,Death of Khushqadam, accession of his son Saifuddin Yel Bey. Depositionof Yel Bey, power captured by the Mamluk General Temur Bugha. |
| 1468: | In the Uzbegs empire, Death of AbulKhayr, succession of his son Haidar Sultan. Turkomans of the WhiteSheep empire, Uzun Hasan defeated the Timurids at the battle ofQarabagh whereby the White Sheep became the masters of Persia andKhurasan. In the Burji Mamluks empire, Deposition of Femur Bugha, powercaptured by the Mamluk General Qait Bay. |
| 1469: | In the Timurids empire, Death of AbuSaid, disintegration of the Timurid state. In Khurasan Hussain Baygaracame to power and he ruled during the remaining years of the fifteenthcentury. |
| 1472: | In Morocco, Sharif Muhammad al Jatioverthrown by the Wattisid chief Muhammad al Shaikh who establishes therule of the Wattisid dynasty. |
| 1473: | In the Ottoman Turks empire, Waragainst Persia; Persians defeated. |
| 1475: | In the Ottoman Turks empire,Annexation of Crimea. War against Venice. Tukey became the master ofthe Aegean Sea. |
| 1478: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Death of Uzun Hasan, succession of his son Khalil. |
| 1479: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Khalil overthrown by his uncle Yaqub. |
| 1480: | In the Golden Horde empire,Assassination of Khan Ahmad, succession of his son Said Ahmad II. |
| 1481: | In the Golden Horde empire, SaidAhmad I1 overthrown by his brother Murtada. In the Ottoman Turksempire, Death of Muhammad II, accession of Bayazid II. |
| 1488: | In the Uzbegs empire, Death ofHaider Sultan, succession of his nephew Shaybani Khan. In Tunisia,Death of Abu Umar Othman after a rule of 52 years, succession of AbuZikriya Yahya. |
| 1489: | In Tunisia, Abu Zikriya Yahyaoverthrown by Abul Mumin. |
| 1490: | In Tunisia, Abul Mumin overthrown,power recaptured by Abu Yahya. |
| 1493: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Death of Yaqub. accession of his son Bayangir. |
| 1495: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Bayangir overthown by his cousin Rustam. |
| 1496: | In the Burji Mamluks empire,Abdication of Qait Bay, succession of his son Nasir Muhammad. |
| 1497: | Turkomans of the White Sheep empire,Rustam overthrown by Ahmad. Anarchy and fragmentation. |
| 1498: | In the Burji Mamluks empire,Deposition of Nasir Muhammad, power captured by Zahir Kanauh. |
| 1499: | In the Uzbegs empire, Shayhani Khanconquered Transoxiana. In the Golden Horde empire, Death of Murtada,succession of Said Ahmad III.” In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turksdefeated the Venetian fleet in the battle of Lepanto. |