1493 state leaders - Events of 1494 - 1495 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Ethiopia -
  1. Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (1478-1494)
  2. Amda Seyon II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1494)
  3. Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (1494-1508)
  • Adal Sultanate - Muhammad ibn Azhar ad-Din, Sultan (1488 - 1518)
• Kongo - João I (1470 - 1509)
• Songhai Empire - Askia Mohammad I, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1493-1528)

Americas

• Aztec Empire - Auitzotl, Aztec Emperor (1486-1502)
• Inca Empire - Huayna Capac, Inca Emperor (1493-1527)
• Texcoco - Nezahualpilli, King of Texcoco (1472-1515)

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Hongzhi, Emperor of China (1487 - 1505)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Tsuchimikado, Emperor of Japan (1464-1500)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Shogun of Japan (1494-1508)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) -
  1. Seongjong, King of Joseon (1469-1494)
  2. Yeonsangun, King of Joseon (1494-1506)
• Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shin, King of Ryūkyū (1477-1526)

Europe

• Aragon - Ferdinand II, King of Aragon (1479-1516)
• Bohemia - Vladislav II, King of Bohemia (1471-1516)
• Burgundy - Philip IV, the Fair, Duke of Burgundy (1482-1506)
• Castile - Isabella of Castile, Queen of Castile (1474-1504)
• Crimea - Meñli I Giray, Khan of Crimea (1478-1515)
• Denmark and Norway - John I, King of Denmark (1481-1513), King of Norway (1481-1513)
• England, Wales and Ireland - Henry VII, King of England (1485-1509)
• France - Charles VIII, King of France (1483-1498)
• Germany - Maximilian I, King of Germany (1486-1519)
• Hungary - Ulászló II, King of Hungary (1490-1516)
• Lithuania - Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1492-1506)
• Poland - John I Olbracht, King of Poland (1492-1501)
• Portugal - John II, King of Portugal (1477-1495)
• Russia - Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow (1462-1505)
• Scotland - James IV, King of Scotland (1488-1513)
• Sweden - Sten Sture the Elder, Regent of Sweden (1470-1497), (1501-1503)
• Venice - Agostino Barbarigo, Doge of Venice (1486-1501)

Middle East and North Africa

• Egypt - Qait Bay, Sultan of Egypt (1468-1496)
• Ottoman Empire - Beyazid II, Ottoman Sultan (1481-1512)