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France defeats England at the Battle of Castillon, ending the Hundred Years' War.
Constantinople falls to Ottoman troops, led by Mehmed II, and the city is renamed Istanbul. He installs Islam as the official religion, although he shows toleration toward Jews and Orthodox Christians, and encourages European scholars to settle in the city.
Uzun Hasan becomes ruler of the Turkmen Ak Koyunlu dynasty.
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