What happened in 1490?
Battle of Chocontá, Battle of Bonefield and Siege of Kayseri — among 40 events recorded in 1490. A further 5 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Chocontá
Battle circa 1490
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Battle of Bonefield
Battle between John Corvinus and party of queen Beatrice of Naples
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Siege of Kayseri
1490 siege
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People 12
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Francesco Capuano Di Manfredonia died
Astronomer from Italy
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Pedro Tafur died
Spanish explorer and writer
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Lewys Glyn Cothi died
Welsh writer
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Olaus Magnus born
Born in Linköping Cathedral Congregation. Swedish writer.
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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon born
Born in Montpensier. French general, count of Montpensier; (1490-1527).
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Florian Geyer born
Born in Giebelstadt. German knight,diplomat and peasant leader in the German Peasants' War.
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Antonio de Mendoza born
Born in Granada. Spanish colonial administrator.
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Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda born
Born in Pozoblanco. Spanish philosopher and theologian (1490-1573).
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Nikola Jurišić born
Born in Senj. Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat (1490-1545).
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Matthias Corvinus died
Died in Vienna. King of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Austria (1443-1490).
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Huascar born
Born in Peru. 14th Inca Emperor.
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Albert of Mainz born
Born in Cölln. German elector and cardinal (1490-1545).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Targa expedition
1490 expedition during the Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Digne Cathedral
Cathedral located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in France
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Pontano Chapel
Chapel in Naples
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Church and Monastery of St. Mary of the Assumption
Monastery building in Claro in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Reformed Town Church
Church building in Burgdorf in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Iglesia de San Sebastián (Puerto Real)
Church in Spain
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convento di Santa Maria
Convent in Gonzaga, Italy
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Protestant Church
Church building in Siselen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Jōken-ji Temple
Temple in Tōno, Iwate
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1490 Ch'ing-yang event
Presumed meteor shower
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Architecture & Engineering 8
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Santa Maria della Catena
Church
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Ginkaku-ji Temple
Temple in Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan
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Broughty Castle
Castle and museum in Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Orsini-Colonna Castle
Castle in Avezzano, Italy
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Greenhalgh Castle
Castle in England
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Tomb of Bahlul Lodi
Tomb in Delhi, India
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Church of Saint Nicholas in Kuznetsy
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Bourgondische kapel
Chapel in Antwerp, Belgium
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Empires & Countries 7
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Siberian Khanate founded
Siberian Khanate was founded, with its capital at Chimgi-Tura.
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Bijapur Sultanate founded
Bijapur Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Vijaypura District.
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Ahmadnagar Sultanate founded
Ahmadnagar Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Ahilyanagar.
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Berar Sultanate founded
Berar Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Achalpur.
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Principality of Guria founded
Principality of Guria was founded, with its capital at Ozurgeti.
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Empire of Great Fulo founded
Empire of Great Fulo was founded, with its capital at Futa Tooro.
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Shilluk Kingdom founded
Shilluk Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Kodok.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 5 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1490 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1490.
1490s 5
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Galeotto Marzio died
Italian astronomer and historian
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Afonso de Paiva died
Portuguese explorer
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St. Anna (Traxl)
Building in Ebersberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Al-Mutawakkil III born
Born in Cairo. 17th Abbasid caliph in Cairo from 1508 to 1517.
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Palácio de São Lourenço
Palace and fortress in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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