1457 state leaders - Events of 1458 - 1459 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Americas

• Aztec Empire - Moctezuma I, Aztec Emperor (1440-1469)
• Inca Empire - Pachacuti, Inca Emperor (1438-1471)

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Zhengtong, Emperor of China (1457-1464)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (1428-1464)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Shogun of Japan (1449-1473)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Sejo, King of Joseon (1455-1468)

Middle East and North Africa

• Ak Koyunlu - Uzun Hassan, Leader of the White Sheep Turkmen (1435-1478)
• Cyprus -
  1. John II, King of Cyprus (1432-1458)
  2. Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1458-1464)
• Egypt - Inal, Sultan of Egypt (1453-1461)
• Ottoman Empire - Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (1451-1481)