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1476| 1100–1532 | South America [administration] | The Inca empire dominates the Andes region of South America. Its population numbers as many as 12 million. Incan society is based on a strict hierarchy, with an emperor who rules with absolute power. Their religion is based on sun-worship, and they are skilled builders who create a system of roads and irrigation. | | 1467–1477 | South Asia [political events] | The kingdoms of Jaffna and Kandy in the north and centre of modern Sri Lanka respectively, wrest their independence from the kingdom of Kotte following the death of its king Parakramabahu VI and end its control over the entire island. | | 1476 | Mali [wars] | Sonni `Ali, founder of the Songhai empire in Mali, leads the subjugation of the Niger lakes region west of Timbuktu, Mali. | | 1476 | Moldavia, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire [wars] | Ottoman forces win a Pyrrhic victory at Valea Alba in Moldavia when they defeat the armies of Stephen the Great of Moldavia but are forced to retreat from his principality. Stephen receives the accolade ‘the athlete of Christ’ from Pope Sixtus IV. | | c. 1476 | Flanders [painting] | The Flemish artist Hugo van der Goes paints The Portinari Altarpiece, one of his most important works. It was painted for Tommaso Portinari, an Italian banker working in Bruges for the Medicis. When taken to Florence it was greatly admired by Italian artists. |
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