Timeline of 15th-century Muslim history

This is a timeline of major events in the Muslim world from 1400 AD to 1499 AD (803 AH – 905 AH).

1400–1409

Golden Horde

• ca. 1400:
  Temur Qutlugh dies and is succeeded by Shadi Beg
  .
• 1407: Shadi Beg is deposed and Edigu installs Pulad Khan as his successor.

Mamluk Empire

• 1400: The
  Tamerlane
  .

Ottoman Empire

• 1402–1403:
  Tamerlane. An interregnum
  period begins when the sons of Beyazid I compete for the Ottoman throne.

• 1410: Pulad Khan is deposed in favor of Timur.
• 1412: Timur is deposed in favor of
  Jalal ad-Din khan, the first of Tokhtamysh's
  sons to take power since his death.
• 1413: Jalal ad-Din khan is deposed in favor of his brother, Karim Berdi.
• 1414: Karim Berdi is deposed in favor of Kebek.
• 1416: Kebek Khan is deposed in favor of Yeremferden, the brother of Karim Berdi and Jalal ad-Din khan.
• 1419: Yeremferden is assassinated; control of the Horde is split between
  Olugh Mokhammad
  .

Ottoman Empire

• 1413: Interregnum period ends and Mehmed I becomes Sultan.

Nogai Horde

• 1419:
  Olugh Mokhammad, who assumes his place as Khan
  , re-uniting it with the Golden Horde.

• 1420:
  Crimean Peninsula.^[1]
• 1423:
  Olugh Mokhammad and takes control of the Horde. Olugh Mokhammad flees to Lithuania
  .
• 1427: With the assistance of
  Vytautas the Great
  , Olugh Mokhammad and Dawlat Berdi defeat and kill Baraq.

• 1420: Abu Said Othman is assassinated and succeeded by Abdul Haq, his infant son.

Tunisia

• 1424: The Hafsids come to power.
• 1429: The Hafsids attack the island of Malta and take 3000 slaves although they do not conquer the island.^[2] Piracy against Christian shipping particularly grows during the rule of Abd al-Aziz II (1394–1434).

Uzbeks

• 1425:
  Little jüz
  .

1430–1440

Ak Koyunlu

• 1434:
  Ali Beg
  .
• 1438:
  Ali Beg is overthrown by his brother, Hamza
  .

• 1432: Dawlat Berdi is assassinated and Hacı I Giray conquers the Crimea, founding the Crimean Khanate.
• 1437:
  Olugh Mokhammad is defeated by Sayid Ahmad I
  , who takes control of the Horde.

• 1434: Qara Iskandar is deposed in favor of his brother, Jahan Shah.

Khanate of Kazan

• 1438: Olugh Mokhammad founds the Khanate of Kazan.

Mamluk Empire

• 1438: Barsbay dies and his son, Jamaluddin Yusuf, is prevented from taking power in a coup orchestrated by Saifuddin Gakmuk.

Tunisia

• 1434: Abdul Faris dies after forty years of rule and is succeeded by Abu Abdullah Muhammad.
• 1435: Abu Abdullah Muhammad is deposed in favor of Abu Umar Othman.

Uzbeks

• 1430:
  Khwarezmia
  .

1440–1449

Ak Koyunlu

• 1440:
  Ali Beg
  .

Ottoman Empire

• 1444: The
  crusaders at the Battle of Varna
  .
• 1446: Murad II reclaims the throne.
• 1448: The Ottomans are victorious at the
  Bosnia is made a vassal
  .

• 1446:
  Shah Rukh dies and is succeeded by Ulugh Beg
  .
• 1449:
  'Abd al-Latif
  .

• 1453: Gakmuk dies and is succeeded by his son, Fakhruddin Othman, who is then overthrown by Saifuddin Inal.

Ottoman Empire

• 1451: Murad II dies and is succeeded by his son, Mehmed II.
• 1453: Constantinople is captured.
• 1456: Wallachia is made a vassal.

Timurid Empire

• 1450:
  Abu Sa'id
  .

1460–1469

Ottoman Empire

• 1462: Albania is annexed.

Mamluk Empire

• 1461: Saifuddin Inal died and is succeeded by his son, Shahabuddin Ahmad, who is then overthrown by Saifuddin Khushqadam.

Great Horde

• 1465:
  Akhmat Khan
  .

Kara Koyunlu

• 1467:
  Ak Koyunlu
  . Ak Koyunlu then annexes Kara Koyunlu.

Morocco

• 1465: Abdul Haq is assassinated, ending the
  Marinid dynasty. Sharif Muhammad al Jati
  assumes power.

• 1465: Khushqadam dies and is succeeded by his son, Saifuddin Yel Bey, who is then deposed by Temur Bugha.
• 1468: Temur Bugha is deposed by Qaitbay.

Kazakh Khanate

• 1465: Kazakh nobles Abu Sa'id Janibek Khan and Kerei Khan rebel against Uzbek ruler Abu'l-Khayr Khan and form their own independent state, the Kazakh Khanate.

Uzbeks

• 1468: Abu'l-Khayr Khan dies and is succeeded by his son Haidar Sultan.

Ak Koyunlu

• 1467:
  Kara Koyunlu
  is annexed.
• 1468: The
  Persia and Khorasan
  .

• 1469:
  Husayn Bayqarah maintains control of Greater Khorasan
  .

• 1472: Sharif Muhammad al Jati is overthrown by Muhammad al Shaikh, establishing the Wattasid dynasty.

Kazakh Khanate

• 1473: Kerei Khan, the first ruler of the Kazakh Khanate, dies and Abu Sa'id Janibek Khan succeeds him as the empire's second ruler.

Ottoman Empire

• 1473:
  Battle of Otluk Beli
  .
• 1475: The
  Khanate of Crimea is conquered and made a vassal state. Venice is defeated and the Ottoman Empire becomes master of the Aegean Sea
  .

• 1478: Uzun Hasan dies and is succeeded by his son, Khalil ibn Uzun Hasan.
• 1479: Khalil Hasan is overthrown by his uncle, Y‘aqub ibn Uzun Hasan.

1480–1489

Great Horde

• 1480:
  Akhmat Khan is assassinated and succeeded by his son, Said Ahmad II
  .
• 1481: Said Ahmad II is overthrown by his brother
  Murtada
  .

• 1480: Abu Sa'id Janibek Khan dies and is succeeded by his nephew Burunduk, who is the son of Kerei Khan.

Ottoman Empire

• 1481:
  Beyazid II. Cen Sultan
  rebels.

• 1488: Abu Umar Othman dies and is succeeded by Abu Zikriya Yahya.
• 1489: Abu Zikriya Yahya is overthrown by Abul Mumin.

1490–1500

Tunisia

• 1490: Abul Mumin is overthrown and Abu Zikriya Yahya retakes the throne.

Iberia

• 1492: Granada is captured by Spain, ending 800 years of Muslim rule in Spain.

Ak Koyunlu

• 1493: Y‘aqub ibn Uzun Hasan dies and is succeeded by his son, Baisonqur ibn Y‘aqub.
• 1495: Baisonqur is overthrown by his cousin, Rustam ibn Maqsud.
• 1497: Maqsud is overthrown by his cousin, Ahmad Gövde ibn Muhammad.

Mamluk Empire

• 1496: Qaitbay abdicates and is succeeded by his son, Nasir Muhammad.
• 1498: Nasir Muhammad is deposed and replaced by Zahir Kanauh.

Uzbeks

• 1499:
  Shaybani Khan conquers Transoxiana
  .

• 1499:
  Murtada dies and is succeeded by Said Ahmad III
  .

• 1499: the Ottoman fleet defeats the Venetians in the Battle of Zonchio.

See also

References

• Bosworth, Clifford Edmund, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, p. 253. Edinburgh University Press, 2004.