1471 state leaders - Events of 1472 - 1473 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Ethiopia - Baeda Maryam I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1468-1478)
  • Adal Sultanate - Shams ad-Din ibn Muhammad, Sultan (1472 - 1487)
• Kongo - João I, Manikongo (1470 - 1509)
• Songhai Empire - Sunni Ali, Sunni of the Songhai Empire (1464-1492)

Americas

• Aztec Empire - Axayacatl, Aztec Emperor (1469-1481)
• Inca Empire - Tupac, Inca Emperor (1471-1493)
• Texcoco - Nezahualpilli, King of Texcoco (1472-1515)

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Chenghua, Emperor of China (1464 - 1487)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Tsuchimikado, Emperor of Japan (1464-1500)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Shogun of Japan (1449-1473)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seongjong, King of Joseon (1469-1494)
• Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō En, King of Ryūkyū (1470-1476)

Europe

• Aragon - John II, King of Aragon (1458-1479)
• Burgundy - Charles I (1467-1477)
• Castile - Henry IV, King of Castile (1454-1474)
• Denmark and Norway - Christopher I, King of Denmark (1448-1481), King of Norway (1450-1481)
• England - (House of York) - Edward IV, King of England (1461-1470 and 1471-1483)
• France (Valois Dynasty) - Louis XI, King of France (1461-1483)
• Holy Roman Empire - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1452-1493)
  • Bohemia - Ladislaus II, King of Bohemia (1471-1516)
• Hungary - Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary (1458-1490)
• Lithuania and Poland - Casimir IV, Grand Prince of Lithuania (1440-1492), King of Poland (1447-1492)
• Portugal - Afonso V, King of Portugal and Algarves (1438-1481)
• Russia - Ivan III the Great, Grand Duke of Muscovy (1462-1505)
• Scotland - James III, King of Scotland (1460-1488)
• Sweden - Sten Sture the Elder, Regent of Sweden (1470-1497, 1501-1503)

Middle East and North Africa

• Cyprus - James II, King of Cyprus (1464-1473)
• Egypt - Qait Bay, Sultan of Egypt (1468-1496)
• Ottoman Empire - Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (1451-1481)