Events of 1471

• March 1 - Emperor Le Thanh Tong captures the Champa Capital, establishing new regions in middle Vietnam.
• March - The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.
• April 14 - Battle of Barnet: Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick, who is killed.
• May 4 - Battle of Tewkesbury: King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed. Later in the month, King Henry VI of England is murdered, eliminating all Lancastrian opposition.
• July 14 - Battle of Shelon: The forces of Muscovy defeat the Republic of Novgorod.
• August 9 - Pope Sixtus IV succeeds Pope Paul II as the 212th pope.
• August 29 - King Afonso V of Portugal conquers Tangiers, in Morocco.
• October 10 - Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder, with the help of farmers and miners, repel an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
• The Shetland and Orkney islands are ceded to Scotland in lieu of an unpaid dowry.
• Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Tupac Inca Yupanqui.
• Pedro Escobar and João Gomes first visit São Tomé and Principe.
• Portuguese sailors reach Mina de Ouro on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) and explore Cape St. Catherine, two degrees south of the equator. Mina de Ouro becomes the chief center for the gold trade and a major source of revenue for the crown.
• Moorish exiles from Spain, led by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami, found the city of Chefchaouen in the north of Morocco.

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