List of state leaders in 1485

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1485.

Africa

• Kingdom of Bamum - Monjou, Sultan of Bamum (1461–1498)
• Benin Empire – Ozolua, Oba of Benin (1480–1504)
• Bornu Empire – Ali Gazi, Mai of Bornu (1465–1497)
• Buganda – Kiggala, Kabaka of Buganda (1474–1501)
• Ethiopian Empire – Eskender (1478–1494)
  • Adal Sultanate – Shams ad-Din ibn Muhammad (1472–1488)
• Kilwa Sultanate – Sabhat ibn Muhammad ibn Suleiman (1485–1486)
• Kingdom of Kongo – Nzinga a Nkuwu, Manikongo (1470–1509)
• Mali Empire – Mahmud II, Mansa of Mali (1481–1496)
• Kingdom of Mutapa – Mukombero Nyahuma, Mwenemutapa (1480–1490)
• Kingdom of Nungu - Gima, Nunbado (1470–1520)
• Kingdom of Nri – Anyamata, Eze Nri (1465–1511)
• Kingdom of Rwanda – Cyirima I (1482–1506)
• Songhai Empire – Sonni Ali (1464–1492)
• Warsangali Sultanate – Gerad Ciise II (1479–1487)
• Wolof Empire – Tase Daagulen, Buur-ba Jolof (1481–1488)

Americas

• Aztec Empire – Tízoc (1481–1486)
• Inca Empire – Tupac (1471–1493)
• Texcoco – Nezahualpilli, King of Texcoco (1472–1515)

Asia

• Ahom Kingdom – Susenphaa (1439–1488)
• Ava Kingdom (Burma) - Minkhaung II (1481–1502)
• Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) - Boromma Trailokkanat (1448–1488)
• Badakhshan - Mahmud ibn Abu Said (1480–1495)
• Bahmani Sultanate – Muhammad Shah IV (1482–1518)
• Bengal Sultanate – Jalaluddin Fateh Shah (1481–1486)
• Cambodia – Dharmara Jadhiraja (1444–1486)
• Chiang Mai - Tilokaraja, King of Chiang Mai (1441–1487)
• China (Ming dynasty) - Chenghua Emperor (1464–1487)
• Sultanate of Cirebon - Sunan Gunungjati (1479–1568)
• Gajapati Kingdom - Purushottama Deva (1470–1497)
• Gujarat Sultanate – Mahmud Shah I (1458–1511)
• Hanthawaddy Kingdom – Dhammazedi (1472–1492)
• Jaffna Kingdom – Singai Pararasasegaram (1478–1519)
• Japan (Muromachi period)
  • Monarch – Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1464–1500)
  • Ashikaga shogunate - Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1473–1489)
• Sultanate of Kashmir – Hasan (1471–1489)
• Kazakh Khanate – Buryndyq Khan (1480–1511)
• Kedah Sultanate – Mohammed Jiwa Zainal al-Abidin I (1472–1506)
• Korea (Joseon dynasty) – Seongjong (1469–1494)
• Kingdom of Kotte – Parakramabahu VIII (1484–1508)
• Ladakh - Lhachen Bhagan, King of Ladakh (1470–1500)
• Kingdom of Lan Xang (Vientiane) -
  1. Suvarna Banlang (1479–1485)
  2. Laasaenthai Bouvanaat (1485–1495)
• Majapahit – Brawijaya VI, Raja of Majapahit (1478–1498)
• Malacca Sultanate – Alauddin Riayat Shah (1477–1488)
• Sultanate of the Maldives –
  1. Hassan V (1484–1485)
  2. Hassan IV (1485–1491)
• Malwa Sultanate – Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah (1469–1500)
• Moghulistan – Yunus Khan, Moghul Khan (1462–1487)
• Kingdom of Mrauk U – Min Dawlya (1482–1492)
• Kingdom of Mysore – Hiriya Chamaraja Wodeyar II (1478–1513)
• Sultanate of Pahang – Mansur I (1475–1519)
• Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Shin (1477–1526)
• Samudera Pasai Sultanate - Sultan Muhammad Syah II (1474–1495)
• Khanate of Sibir – Ibak Khan (1464–1495)
• Sultanate of Sulu – Kamal ud-Din (1480–1505)
• Ternate Sultanate – Gapi Baguna II (1432–1486)
• Vietnam (Đại Việt) - Lê Thánh Tông (1460–1497)
• Vijayanagara Empire –
  1. Virupaksha Raya II (1465–1485)
  2. Praudha Raya (1485)
  3. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya (1485–1491)

Europe

• Andorra –
  • Pere de Cardona, Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra (1472–1515)
  • Catherine of Navarre, Co-Princess of Andorra (1486–1516)
• Kingdom of Aragon – Ferdinand II (1479–1516)
• Astrakhan Khanate – Qasim I (1466–1490)
• Duchy of Burgundy –
  • Duke - Philip IV, the Fair (1482–1506)
  • Regent – Maximilian, Archduke of Austria (1482–1494)
• Crimean Khanate – Meñli I Giray (1478–1515)
• Kingdom of Denmark and Norway – John I (1481–1513)
• Kingdom of England
  1. Richard III (1483–1485) (overthrown)
  2. Henry VII (1485–1509)
• Republic of Florence – Lorenzo the Magnificent (1469–1492)
• Kingdom of France
  • Monarch – Charles VIII (1483–1498)
  • Regents - Anne de Beaujeu and Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
• Kingdom of Georgia – Constantine II (1478–1505)
  • Kingdom of Imereti – Alexander II (1483–1510)
  • Kingdom of Kakheti – Alexander I (1476–1511)
• Sultanate of Granada –
  1. Abu l-Hasan Ali (1483–1485)
  2. Abū `Abd Allāh Muhammed XIII (1485–1486)
• Holy Roman Empire – Frederick III (1452–1493)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Dessau –
    1. Ernest I (1471–1516)
    2. George II (1471–1509)
    3. Rudolph IV (1471–1510)
  • Principality of Anhalt-Köthen – Waldemar VI (1471–1508)
  • Margraviate of Baden-Baden – Christoph I (1475–1515)
  • Duchy of Bavaria-Dachau – Sigismund (1467–1501)
  • Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut – George (1479–1503)
  • Duchy of Bavaria-Munich – Albert IV (1465–1504)
  • County of Bentheim-Bentheim – Eberwin (1473–1530)
  • County of Bentheim-Lingen – Otto (1450–1508)
  • County of Bentheim-Steinfurt – Eberwin II (1466–1498)
  • County of Bentheim-Tecklenburg – Nicholas III (1450–1493)
  • Kingdom of Bohemia – Ladislaus II (1471–1516)
  • Electorate of Brandenburg – Albrecht III Achilles (1470–1486)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Grubenhagen – Henry IV (1464–1526)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg – Henry VII (1471–1521)
  • County of Burgundy – Philip VI (1482–1506)
  • Duchy of Burgundy – Philip IV (1482–1506)
  • Duchy of Cieszyn – Kazimierz II (1477–1528)
  • Duchy of Cleves – John II (1481–1521)
  • Fürstenberg-Baar – Henry IX, Count of Fürstenberg (1484–1499)
  • Guastalla – Cristoforo Torelli, Count of Guastalla (1449–1490)
  • Hanau-Babenhausen - Philip II, Count of Hanau-Babenhausen (1480–1504)
  • Hanau-Münzenberg - Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1452–1500)
  • Lower Hesse – William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (1471–1493)
  • Landgraviate of Hesse-Marburg – William III, Landgrave of Hesse (1483–1500)
  • Hohenlohe-Neuenstein - Kraft VII, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1472–1503)
  • Hohenzollern - Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern (1439–1488)
  • County of Holstein – John I of Denmark (1481–1513)
  • Isenburg-Büdingen - Louis II, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen (1461–1511)
  • Duchy of Jülich-Berg – William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1475–1511)
  • Leiningen-Rickingen –
    1. Herman, Count of Leiningen-Rickingen (1473–1506)
    2. Wecker, Count of Leiningen-Rickingen (1473–1499)
  • Leiningen-Westerburg - Reinhard V, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg (1481–1522)
  • Limburg-Styrum - John III, Count of Limburg-Styrum (1473–1510)
  • Lordship of Lippe – Bernard VII (1432–1511)
  • Duchy of Lorraine – René II (1473–1508)
  • Löwenstein - Louis I, Count of Löwenstein (1476–1524)
  • Mansfeld-Querfurt, 2nd Line – Volrad II, Count of Mansfeld-Querfurt (1450–1499)
    1. Günther IV, Count of Mansfeld-Vorder-Ort (1484–1526)
    2. Ernest II, Count of Mansfeld-Vorder-Ort (1484–1531)
    3. Hoyer IV, Count of Mansfeld-Vorder-Ort (1484–1540)
  • Duchy of Mecklenburg
    1. Mangus II (1483–1503)
    2. Balthasar (1483–1507)
  • Nassau-Beilstein - Henry IV, Count of Nassau-Beilstein (1477–1499)
  • Nassau-Dillenburg –
    1. Engelbert II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1475–1504)
    2. Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz (1475–1516)
  • Nassau-Idstein - Philip, Count of Nassau-Idstein (1480–1509)
  • County of Nassau-Saarbrücken – John Louis (1472–1545)
  • Nassau-Weilburg - Louis I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1480–1523)
  • Nassau-Wiesbaden - Adolph III, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1480–1509)
  • County of Oldenburg –
    1. Gerhard II (1483–1512)
    2. John IV (1483–1526)
    3. Adolph (1483–1500)
  • Principality of Orange – John II (1482–1502)
  • Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt – Otto II, Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt (1461–1499)
  • Palatinate-Simmern – John I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1480–1509)
  • Electorate of the Palatinate – Philip (1476–1508)
  • Duchy of Pomerania - Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1474–1523)
  • Reuss-Greiz –
    1. Henry I, Bailiff of Reuss-Greiz (1475–1502)
    2. Henry II, Bailiff of Reuss-Greiz (1475–1528)
    3. Henry III, Bailiff of Reuss-Greiz (1475–1535)
  • Reuss-Lobenstein – Henry II, Bailiff of Reuss-Lobenstein (1482–1500)
  • Reuss-Plauen – Henry II, Bailiff of Reuss-Plauen (1482–1520)
  • Reuss-Weida - Henry II, Bailiff of Reuss-Weida (? - 1510)
  • Salm-Badenweiler - John VI, Count of Salm-Badenweiler (1451–1505)
  • Salm-Blankenburg - Louis (1443–1503)
  • Salm-Reifferscheid - Peter, Count of Salm-Reifferscheid (1479–1505)
  • Duchy of Savoy – Charles I (1468–1490)
  • Electorate of Saxony – Ernest (1464–1486)
  • Duchy of Saxony Albertinian Line - Albert (1485–1500)
  • Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg –
    1. John I, Count of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg (1464/1498–1527)
    2. Anthony, Count of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg (1474–1526)
  • Schwarzburg-Leutenberg - Balthasar II, Count of Schwarzburg-Leutenberg (1463–1525)
  • Solms-Braunfels - Otto II, Count of Solms-Braunfels (1459–1504)
  • Solms-Lich - Philip, Count of Solms-Lich (1477–1544)
  • County of Stolberg – Henry XIX, (House of Stolberg) (1455–1511)
  • Upper Salm - John V, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Upper Salm (1475–1495)
  • Waldeck-Eisenberg - Philip II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1475–1524)
  • Waldeck-Wildungen - Henry VIII, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1475–1513)
  • Wertheim-Freudenberg - Asmus, Count of Wertheim-Freudenberg (1482–1509)
  • Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg –
    1. Simon VI Wecker, Count of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg (1464–1499)
    2. Simon VII Wecker, Count of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg (1464–1504)
  • Zweibrücken-Ochsenstein - Henry II, Count of Zweibrücken-Ochsenstein (1453–1499)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Matthias Corvinus (1458–1490)
  • Croatia – Matija Gereb, Ban of Croatia (1483–1489)
  • Transylvania - Stephen V Báthory, Voivode of Transylvania (1479–1493)
• Ireland -
  • Airgíalla – Aodh Og mac Aodha Ruaidh, King of Airgialla (1485–1496)
  • Kingdom of Breifne – Feidhlimidh mac Donnchadha (1476–1500)
  • Kingdom of East Breifne – Toirdhealbhach mac Seaain an Einigh (1467–1487)
  • Uí Maine – William mac Aedh O Cellaigh, King of Uí Maine (1476–1487)
    • Síol Anmchadha – Breasal mac Eoghan Ua Madadhan, Lord of Síol Anmchadha (1479–1526)
  • Kingdom of Leinster – Muircheartach mac Donnchadh MacMurrough-Kavanagh (1478–1515)
  • Kingdom of Magh Luirg – Ruaidri Og McDermott (1478–1486)
  • Kingdom of Thomond – Conchobhar Mór macToirdhealbhaig O'Brien (1466–1496)
  • Kingdom of Uí Failghe – Cathaoir mac Cuinn (1474–1511)
• Khanate of Kazan –
  1. Möxämmädämin Ämin (1484–1485)
  2. Ilham (1485–1487)
• Principality of Khachen - Velijan, Prince of Khachen (1480–1510)
• Polish–Lithuanian union – Casimir IV, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1440–1492), King of Poland (1447–1492)
• Margravate of Mantua – Francesco II Gonzaga (1484–1519)
• Duchy of Masovia – Konrad III Rudy (1454–1503)
• Marquisate of Massa and Carrara - Alberico II Malaspina (1481–1519)
• Duchy of Milan – Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1476–1494)
• Duchy of Modena – Ercole I d'Este (1471–1505)
• Principality of Moldavia – Stephen III (1457–1504)
• Lordship of Monaco – Lamberto Grimaldi (1458–1494)
• March of Montferrat – Boniface III (1483–1494)
• Grand Duchy of Moscow – Ivan III the Great, Grand Duke of Muscovy (1462–1505)
• Kingdom of Naples – Ferdinand I (1458–1494)
• Kingdom of Navarre – Catherine (1468–1518)
• Duchy of the Archipelago (Naxos) – Giovanni III (1480–1494)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – Bayezid II (1481–1512)
• Papal States – Pope Innocent VIII (1484–1492)
• Principality of Piombino – Iacopo IV Appiani (1474–1511)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – John II of Portugal (1481–1495)
• Knights of Rhodes – Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson (1476–1503)
• Principality of Ryazan – Ivan Vasilievich (1483–1500)
• Marquisate of Saluzzo – Ludovico II (1475–1504)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Maurizio di Antonio Lunardini and Bartolo di Pasquino (1485)
    2. Sabatino di Bianco and Cristoforo di Cecco di Vita (1485–1486)
• Kingdom of Scotland – James III (1460–1488)
• Kingdom of Sicily – Ferdinand II (1468–1516)
• Kingdom of Sweden – Sten Sture the Elder, Regent (1470–1497, 1501–1503)
• Teutonic Order – Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1477–1489)
• Duchy of Urbino – Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (1472–1508)
• Republic of Venice –
  1. Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1478–1485)
  2. Marco Barbarigo, Doge of Venice (1485–1486)
• Principality of Wallachia – Vlad IV. Călugărul (1482–1495)
• Principality of Zeta – Ivan Crnojević (1465–1490)

Middle East and North Africa

• Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomans) – Y‘aqub ibn Uzun Hasan (1470–1492)
• Kingdom of Cyprus – Catherine Cornaro (1474–1489)
• Kingdom of Darfur - Rifaya (1472—1491)
• Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt – Qaitbay (1468–1496)
• Kingdom of Fez – Abu Zakariya Muhammad al-Saih al-Mahdi (1472–1504)
• Sultanate of Herat – Husayn Mirza Bayqara (1470–1506)
• Sultanate of Oman – Omar ibn al Khattab (1451–1490)
• Sultanate of Samarkand – Ahmed (1469–1494)
• Sistan – Shams al-Din Muhammad, Mihrabanid malik (1480–1495)
• Kingdom of Tlemcen - Abu Abdallah Muhammad VII at-Thabiti, Sultan of Tlemcen (1469–1504)

Oceania

• Hawaii - Liloa, Ali'i Nui of Hawaii (1465–1495)