List of state leaders in 1470

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1470.

Africa

• Benin Empire – Ewuare the Great, Oba of Benin (1440–1473)
• Bornu Empire – Ali Gazi, King of the Bornu Empire (1465–1497)
• Ethiopian Empire – Baeda Maryam I (1468–1478)
  • Adal Sultanate – Muhammad ibn Badlay (1445–1471)
• Jolof Empire - Birayma N'dyeme Eter, Buur-ba Jolof ("Emperor") of the Jolof Empire (1465–1481)
• Kingdom of Kongo –
  1. Nkuwu a Ntinu, Manikongo (1450–1470)
  2. João I, Manikongo (1470–1509)
• Mali Empire – Uli II (1460–1481)
• Kingdom of Mutapa – Matope Nyanhehwe Nebedza (1450–1480)
• Kingdom of Rwanda - Yuhi wa II Gahima II (1444-1477)
• Songhai Empire – Sonni Ali (1464–1492)

Americas

• Aztec Empire – Axayacatl (1469–1481)
• Chimor – Minchancaman, last King of Chimor (c.1440–1470) (conquered by Inca)
• Inca Empire – Pachacuti (1438–1471)
• Muisca Confederation
  • zaque Hunzahúa (~1450-1470), Michuá (1470-1490)
  • zipa Meicuchuca (~1450-1470), Saguamanchica (1470-1490)

Asia

• Ahom kingdom- Susenphaa (1439-1488)
• Ayutthaya Kingdom – Borommatrailokkanat, King of Ayutthaya (1448–1488)
• China (Ming dynasty) - Chenghua Emperor (1464–1487)
• Delhi Sultanate – Bahlul Khan Lodi (1451–1489)
• Japan (Muromachi period)
  • Monarch – Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1464–1500)
  • Ashikaga shogunate - Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1449–1473)
• Kazakh Khanate - Janybek Khan and Kerey Khan, founders and Co-rulers of the Kazakh Khanate. Janybek (1465-1480) and Kerey (1465-1470) respectively.
• Joseon (Korea) – Seongjong (1469–1494)
  • Queen Jeonghui, Grand Queen Dowager and Co-Regent (1468–1477)
• Ladakh – Lhachen Bhagan
• Malacca – Mansur Shah of Malacca (1459–1477)
• Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō En (1470–1476)
• Timurid Empire -
  1. Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara, Ruler of the Timurid Empire (1469–1470, 1470–1506)
  2. Yadgar Muhammad Mirza, Ruler of the Timurid Empire (1470)
• Đại Việt - Lê Thánh Tông, Emperor (1460–1497)
• Vijayanagara Empire – Virupaksha Raya II (1465–1485)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Gaston IV, Count of Foix and Co-Prince of Andorra (with the Bishops of Urgell), (1436–1472)
  • Roderic de Borja i Escrivà, Bishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra (with Gaston IV), (1467–1472)
• Crown of Aragon – John II (1458–1470)
• Kingdom of Bohemia – George of Poděbrady (1458–1471)
• Duchy of Burgundy – Charles I (1467–1477)
• Crown of Castile – Henry IV (The Impotent), King of Castile and Leon (1444–1474)
• Principality of Catalonia – René I (in opposition to John II, 1466–1472)
• Crimean Khanate - Meñli I Giray, Khan of Crimea (1467, 1469–1475, 1478–1515)
• Denmark and Norway – Christian I of Denmark, King of Denmark (1448–1481), King of Norway (1450–1481)
• Kingdom of England –
  1. Edward IV (House of York) (1461–1470 and 1471–1483)
  2. Henry VI of England (House of Lancaster) (1422-1461 and 1470–1471)
• Kingdom of France (House of Valois) - Louis XI (1461–1483)
• Kingdom of Georgia – Bagrat VI (1465-1478)
• Granada - Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, (1464–1482 and 1483–1485)
• Holy Roman Empire – Frederick III (1452–1493)
  • Republic of Florence – Lorenzo de' Medici and Giuliano de' Medici, Co-rulers of Florence, (1469–1492 and 1469–1478 respectively)
  • Duchy of Milan – Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1466–1476)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Matthias Corvinus (1458–1490)
• Khanate of Kazan – Ibrahim of Kazan (1467–1479)
• Principality of Moldavia – Stephen the Great (1457–1504)
• Monaco – Lamberto, Lord of Monaco (1458–1494)
• Grand Duchy of Moscow – Ivan III (1462–1505)
• Kingdom of Naples – Ferdinand I (1458–1494)
• Kingdom of Navarre – Eleanor (1464–1479)
• Ottoman Empire – Mehmed II, the Conqueror, Ottoman Sultan (1451–1481)
• Papal States – Pope Paul II, (1464–1471)
• Polish–Lithuanian union – Casimir IV, Grand Prince of Lithuania (1440–1492), King of Poland (1447–1492)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – Afonso V (1438–1481)
• Kingdom of Scotland – James III of Scotland (1460–1488)
• Kingdom of Sweden –
  1. Carl VIII, King of Sweden (1448–1457, 1464–1465, 1467–1470)
  2. Sten Sture the Elder, Regent of Sweden (1470–1497, 1501–1503)
• Republic of Venice – Cristoforo Moro Doge of Venice (1462–1471)
• Principality of Wallachia – Radu cel Frumos (1462–1473, 1473–1474, 1474, 1474–1475)

Middle East and North Africa

• Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkomans) – Uzun Hassan (1453–1478)
• Kingdom of Cyprus – James II of Cyprus (1464–1473)
• Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt – Qait Bay (1468–1496)
• Ifriqiya - Uthman, Hafsid dynasty Caliph of Ifriqiya (1436–1488)

Oceania

• Hawaii – Liloa, Alii Nui of Hawaii (1465-1495)
• Tonga –
  1. Kauʻulufonua I, Tuʻi Tonga (?-c.1470)
  2. Moʻungāmotuʻa, Tu'i Ha'atakalaua (c.1470-?)