1460s

The 1460s decade ran from January 1, 1460 to December 31, 1469.

Events and trends

• Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquered many of his African neighbors.

Significant People

World Leaders

• Muhammad ibn Badlay, Sultan of the Adal Sultanate, r. 1445-1471
• Gaston IV, Count of Foix and Co-Prince of Andorra (with the Bishops of Urgell), r. 1436-1472
• Arnau Roger de Pallars, Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra (with Gaston IV), r. 1437-1461
• Jaume de Cardona i de Gandia, Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra (with Gaston IV), r. 1462-1466
• Roderic de Borja i Escrivà, Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra (with Gaston IV), r. 1467-1472
• John II, King of Aragon, r. 1458-1479
• Trailokanat, King of Ayutthaya (modern-day Thailand), r. 1448-1488
• Moctezuma I, Emperor of the Aztec Empire, r. 1440-1469
• Axayacatl, Emperor of the Aztec Empire, r. 1469-1481
• Ewuare the Great, King of the Benin Empire, r. 1440-1473
• Omar II, King of the Bornu Empire, r. 1459-1460
• Mohammed IV, King of the Bornu Empire, r. 1460-1465
• Ali Gazi, King of the Bornu Empire, r. 1465-1497
• Stephen Thomas, King of Bosnia, r. 1443-1461
• Stephen Tomašević, last King of Bosnia (conquered in 1463), r. 1461-1463
• Henry IV (the Impotent) of Castile, King of Castile and Leon, r. 1454-1474
• Zhengtong, Emperor of China, r. 1435-1449, 1457-1464
• Chenghua, Emperor of China, r. 1464-1487
• Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, r. 1458-1464
• James II of Cyprus, King of Cyrus, r. 1464-1473
• Bahlul Khan Lodhi, Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, r. 1451-1489
• Henry VI of England, Lancasterian King of England, r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471
• Edward IV, Yorkist King of England, r. 1461-1470, 1471-1483
• Kwestantinos I, Emperor of Ethiopia, r. 1434-1468
• Baeda Maryam I, Emperor of Ethiopia, r. 1468-1478
• Cosimo de' Medici, Gonfaloniere of Justice and de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, in office 1434-1464
• Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Gonfaloniere of Justice and de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, in office 1464-1469
• Lorenzo de' Medici, Gonfaloniere of Justice and de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, in office 1469-1492
• Charles VII, King of France, r. 1422-1461
• Louis XI, King of France, r. 1461-1483
• George VIII, King of Georgia, r. 1446-1465
• Bagrat VI, King of Georgia, r. 1465-1478
• Said, Sultan of Granada, r. 1454-1462, 1462-1464
• Yusuf V, Sultan of Granada, r. 1445-1446, 1462
• Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, r. 1464-1482, 1483-1485
• Kihanuilulumoku, Alii Aimoku of Hawaii, r. 1435-1465
• Liloa, Alii Aimoku of Hawaii, r. 1465-1495
• Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, r. 1452-1493
• Matthias I, King of Hungary, r. 1458-1490
• Pachacuti, Emperor of the Incan Empire, r. 1438-1471
• Go-Hanazono, Emperor of Japan, r. 1428-1464
• Go-Tsuchimikado, Emperor of Japan, r. 1464-1500
• Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Shogun of Japan, s. 1449-1473
• Christian I, King of the Kalmar Union (Denmark, Sweden, Norway), r. 1448-1481 (as King of Denmark), 1448-1449, 1450-1481 (as King of Norway), 1457-1464 (as King of Sweden)
• Janybek Khan (r. 1465-1480) and Kerey Khan (r. 1465-1470), founders and Co-rulers of the Kazakh Khanate
• Mäxmüd, Khan of the Khanate of Kazan, r. 1445-1462
• Xälil, Khan of the Khanate of Kazan, r. 1462-1467
• Ibrahim, Khan of the Khanate of Kazan, r. 1467-1479
• Nkuwu a Ntinu, King of Kongo, r. c.1450-1470
• Sejo, Joseon Dynasty King of Korea, r. 1455-1468
• Yejong, Joseon Dynasty King of Korea, r. 1468-1469
• Seongjong, Joseon Dynasty King of Korea, r. 1469-1494
• Uli II, King of the Mali Empire, r. c.1450-1481
• Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Inal, Sultan of the Mamluk Empire, r. 1453-1461
• Al-Muayyad Shihab-ad-Din Ahmad, Sultan of the Mamluk Empire, r. 1461
• Az-Zahir Sayf-ad-Din Khushqadam, Sultan of the Mamluk Empire, r. 1461-1467
• Az-Zahir Sayf-ad-Din Bilbay, Sultan of the Mamluk Empire, r. 1467
• Az-Zahir Timurbugha, Sultan of the Mamluk Empire, r. 1467-1468
• Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Qait Bay, Sultan of the Mamluk Empire, 1468-1496
• Lamberto Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco, r. 1458-1494
• Markörgis Khan, Great Khan of the Mongols, r. 1454-1465
• Mulan Khan, Great Khan of the Mongols, r. 1465-1466 (throne vacant 1466-1475)
• Abdalhaqq II, Sultan of Morroco, r. 1420-1465 (Throne vacant 1465-1472)
• Matope Nyanhehwe Nebedza, King of Mutapa, r. c.1450-1480
• Mehmed II (the Conqueror), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, r. 1444-1446, 1451-1481
• Pius II, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, p. 1458-1464
• Paul II, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, p. 1464-1471
• Casimir IV, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, r. 1440(Lithuania), 1447(Poland)-1492(both)
• Afonso V, King of Portugal, r. 1438-1481
• Vasily II (the Blind), Grand Prince of Moscow, r. 1425-1462
• Ivan III (the Great), Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Russia", r. 1462-1505
• Shō Taikyū, King of Ryukyu, r. 1454-60
• Shō Toku, King of Ryukyu, r. 1461-69
• James II of Scotland, King of Scotland, r. 1437-1460
• James III of Scotland, King of Scotland, r. 1460-1488
• Sunni Silman Dandi, King of the Songhai Empire, r. c.1440-1464
• Sonni Ali, King of the Songhai Empire, r. 1464-1492
• Carl VIII, King of Sweden, r. 1448-1457, 1464-1465, 1467-1470
• Pasquale Malipiero, Doge of the Republic of Venice, d. 1457-1462
• Cristoforo Moro, Doge of the Republic of Venice, d. 1462-1471
• Nghi Dan, Usurper Emperor of Vietnam, r. 1459-1460
• Lê Thánh Tông, Emperor of Vietnam, r. 1460-1497
• Vlad III (the Impaler), Prince of Wallachia, r. 1448, 1456-1462, 1476
• Radu cel Frumos, Prince of Wallachia, r. 1462-1473, 1473-1474, 1474, 1474-1475

Important Personalities

• Leonardo Da Vinci of Florence (1452-1519), scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer
• Gendun Drup of Tibet (1391-1474), First Dalai Lama
• Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz (1395?-1468), printer and inventor of the movable type printing press
• William Herbert of Wales (1423-1469), Pro-York nobleman
• Sir Thomas Malory of England (1405?-1471), soldier, member of Parliament, political prisoner, and author of Le Morte d'Arthur
• Richard Neville of England (1428-1471), nobleman, administrator, and military commander
• Mar Shimun IV, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East (Patriachate then based in Mosul), held position 1437-1497
• Jasper Tudor of Wales (c.1431-1495), nobleman and adventurer
• Owen Tudor of Wales (c.1400-1461), soldier and courtier at the court of the English Kings
• Andrea del Verrocchio of Florence (1435-1488), pianter, sculptor, and goldsmith

Contemporaries Yet to Gain Fame

• Richard Amerike of England (c.1445-1503), merchant and Exploratory invester (most notably the funder of John Cabot's voyage to North America)
• Hector Boece of Scotland (1465-1536), future historian and philosopher
• John Cabot of Venice (1450?-1498?), Mariner and future explorer
• Christopher Columbus of Genoa, (1451-1506), future explorer
• Vasco Da Gama of Portugal (1469?-1524), future explorer
• Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536), future Dutch Catholic priest, writer, scholar, and philosopher
• Niccolò Machiavelli of Florence (1469-1527), future philosopher, writer, and politician
• Henry Tudor of Wales (1457-1509), son of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Nephew of Jasper Tudor, grandson of Owen Tudor, and future King of England
• Amerigo Vespucci of Florence (1454-1512), future cartographer and explorer