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[[File:Columbus Taking Possession.jpg|thumb|250px| ''The Italian [[Christoper Columbus]] arrives in Americae'' bi Gergio Deluci (1493).]]
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The '''15t century''' wis the [[century]] which spans the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] years [[1401]] tae [[1500]].

In '''[[European history]]''', the 15t century is seen as the brig atween the [[Late Middle Ages]], the [[Early Renaissance]], an the [[Early modren period]]. 
Mony technological, social an cultural developments o the 15t century can in retrospect be seen as heraldin the "[[European miracle]]" o the follaein centuries. In releegious history, the Roman [[Papacy]] wis split in twa parts in Europe for decades (the so-called [[Wastren Schism]]), till the [[Cooncil o Constance]]. The diveesion o the Catholic Kirk an the unrest associatit wi the [[Hussite]] movement would gie rise tae the [[Protestant Reformation]] in the follaein century.

[[Constantinople]], the caipital o the [[Eastren Roman Empire]], [[Faw o Constantinople|faws]] tae emerging [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Turks]], forcin Wastren Europeans tae find a new trade route. At the same time, the beginnin [[Age o Sail]] allaes  [[Crown o Castile|Spainyie]] an [[History o Portugal (1415–1578)|Portuguese]] splorations led tae the first European sichtins o [[Americae]] (the [[New Warld]]) an the sea passage alang [[Cape o Guid Hope]] tae Indie, in the last decade o the century. The Spaingie [[Reconquista]] leads tae the feenal faw o the [[Emirate o Granada]] bi the end o the century.

In '''[[History o Asie|Asie]]''', unner the rule o the [[Yongle Emperor]], who biggit the [[Forbidden Ceety]] an commandit [[Zheng He]] tae [[Treasur voyages|splore the warld owerseas]], the [[Ming Dynasty]]'s territory reached its pinnacle. 
[[Tamerlane]] established a major empire in the Middle East an Central Asie, in order tae revive the [[Mongolian Empire]].

In '''[[History o Africae|Africae]]''', the [[Muslim conquest o the Sudan|spread o Islam]] leads tae the destruction o the Christian kinricks o [[Nubia]], bi the end o the century leaving anly [[Alodia]] (which wis tae collapse in 1504). The umwhile vast [[Mali Empire]] teeters on the brink o collapse, unner pressur frae the risin [[Songhai Empire]].

In the '''[[Pre-Columbie Americae|Americas]]''', baith the [[Inca Empire]] an the [[Aztec Triple Alliance]] reach the peak o thair influence.

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