List of state leaders in 1481

1480 state leaders - Events of 1481 - 1482 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Ethiopia - Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (1478-1494)
**Adal Sultanate - Shams ad-Din ibn Muhammad, Sultan (1472 - 1488)
*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)
*#Tízoc, Aztec Emperor (1481-1486)
*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 Yoshihisa, Shogun of Japan (1473-1489)
*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seongjong, King of Joseon (1469-1494)
*Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shin, King of Ryūkyū (1477-1526)

Europe

*Aragon - Ferdinand II, King of Aragon (1479-1516)
*Burgundy - Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1477-1482)
*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 - Edward IV, King of England (1461-1483)
*France (Valois Dynasty) - Louis XI of France, King of France (1461-1483)
*Holy Roman Empire - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1452-1493)
*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)
*# John II, King of Portugal and Algarves (1481-1495)
*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 - Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1474-1489)
*Egypt - Qait Bay, Sultan of Egypt (1468-1496)
*Ottoman Empire -
*# Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (1451-1481)
*# Beyazid II, Ottoman Sultan (1481-1512)