1460s
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s |
| Years: | 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
Contents |
[edit] Events and trends
[edit] Significant People
[edit] 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 of France, 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
- 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 Conquerer), 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
- Charles VIII of Sweden, 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
- 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
[edit] 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 inventer 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
[edit] Contemporaries Yet to Gain Fame
- Hector Boece of Scotland (1465-1536), future historian and philosopher
- John Cabot of Genoa (1450?-1498?), 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
