1485: what happened around the world

In 1485, 12 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Battle of Bosworth Field, Mad War and Treaty of Leipzig among the best known. 42 more were already under way, such as Wars of the Roses and Ottoman Wars in Europe. 8 things were founded or built that year, from House of Tudor and Taungoo dynasty.

12events began
42already under way
8founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges11

Treaties, councils and politics1

Already under way in 148542

Founded or built in 14858

Stories that pass through 1485

The Discovery of the Pacific IslandsFinding a third of the planet without instruments, 3000 BC - AD 1500 The Unification of JapanFrom the Ōnin War to the fall of Osaka, 1467–1615

Nearby years

1431 1453 1455 1460 1467 1471 1485 1487 1492 1494 1499 1500 1509 All of the 15th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →