1451
Christopher Columbus Born in Genoa
A wool weaver's son was born in a narrow house on the Vico dell'Olivella.
Mehmed II Becomes Sultan
The nineteen-year-old, already once-deposed and sent home in humiliation, buried his father Murad II and took the Ottoman throne with a single cold obsession…
Bahlul Lodi Founds Lodi Dynasty
An Afghan warlord from the Punjab rode into Delhi and claimed its tattered sultanate from the exhausted Sayyids.
Jami Born in Herat
The Persian poet Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami, who would become the last great classical master of the Persian literary tradition, was born in the Timurid…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1451?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1451. The most significant is Christopher Columbus Born in Genoa: A wool weaver's son was born in a narrow house on the Vico dell'Olivella.
What era was 1451 part of?
1451 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1451?
The events from 1451 span Europe, Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia.