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 is overthrown by Jahangir, a son of Ali Beg.
Ottoman Empire
1444: The Anti-Ottoman League of Lezhe in Albania is formed by Scanderbeg. Murad II voluntarily abdicates from his throne in favor of his son Mehmed II after the former's defeat at the hands of crusaders at the Battle of Varna. 1446: Murad II reclaims the throne. 1448: The Ottomans are victorious at the Second Battle of Kosovo. Serbia is annexed and Bosnia is made a vassal.
Timurid Empire
1446: Shah Rukh dies and is succeeded by Ulugh Beg. 1449: Ulugh Beg dies and is succeeded by 'Abd al-Latif.
Uzbeks
1449: Abul Khayr captures Farghana.
1450–1459
Ak Koyunlu
1453: Jahangir dies and is succeeded by his son, Uzun Hassan.
Great Horde
1459: Küchük Muhammad dies and is succeeded by his son, Maxmud.
Mamluk Empire
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: 'Abd al-Latif is assassinated and succeeded by 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.