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 Burji Mamluks lose Syria to Tamerlane. Ottoman Empire 1402–1403: Beyazid I is defeated at the Battle of Ankara and taken captive by Tamerlane. An interregnum period begins when the sons of Beyazid I compete for the Ottoman throne. Timurid Empire 1405: Tamerlane dies and is succeeded by his son, Shah Rukh. 1410–1419 Golden Horde 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 Dawlat Berdi and Olugh Mokhammad. Ottoman Empire 1413: Interregnum period ends and Mehmed I becomes Sultan. Nogai Horde 1419: Edigu is assassinated by Olugh Mokhammad, who assumes his place as Khan, re-uniting it with the Golden Horde. 1420–1429 Golden Horde 1420: Dawlat Berdi captures Sarai and expands his sphere of influence beyond the Crimean Peninsula. 1423: Baraq defeats Dawlat Berdi and 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. Kara Koyunlu 1420: Qara Yusuf dies and is succeeded by his son, Qara Iskander. Morocco 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. Piracy against Christian shipping particularly grows during the rule of Abd al-Aziz II (1394–1434). Uzbeks 1425: Abul Khayr takes control of the Little jüz. 1430–1440 Ak Koyunlu 1434: Qara Osman dies and is succeeded by Ali Beg. 1438: Ali Beg is overthrown by his brother, Hamza. Golden Horde 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. Kara Koyunlu 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: Abul Khayr occupies Khwarezmia. 1440–1449 Ak Koyunlu 1440: Hamza