List of state leaders in 1491

1490 state leaders - Events of 1491 - 1492 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Ethiopia - Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (1478-1494)
**Adal Sultanate - Muhammad ibn Azhar ad-Din, Sultan (1488 - 1518)
*Kongo - João I, Manikongo (1470 - 1509)
*Songhai Empire - Sunni Ali, Sunni of the Songhai Empire (1464-1492)

Americas

*Aztec Empire - Auitzotl, Aztec Emperor (1486-1502)
*Inca Empire - Tupac, Inca Emperor (1471-1493)
*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 Yoshitane, Shogun of Japan (1490-1493)
*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seongjong, King of Joseon (1469-1494)
*Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shin, King of Ryūkyū (1477-1526)

Europe

*Burgundy -
** Duke - Philip IV, the Fair, Duke of Burgundy (1482-1506)
** Regent - Maximilian I, King of the Romans (1482-1594)
*Crimea - Meñli I Giray, Khan of Crimea (1478-1515)
*England - Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland (1485-1509)
*France - Charles VIII, King of France (1470-1498)
*Germany - Frederick III, King of Germany (1440-1493)
*Holy Roman Empire - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1452-1493)
*Lithuania - Casimir IV, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1440-1492)
*Naples - Ferdinand I, King of Naples (1458-1494)
*Poland - Casimir IV, King of Poland (1447-1492)
*Portugal - John II, King of Portugal (1477-1495)
*Russia - Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow (1462-1505)
*Scotland (Stuart Dynasty): James IV (1488-1513)
*Spain
** King - Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479-1516)
** Queen - Isabella I of Castile (1479-1504)
*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)