| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s – 1490s – 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1490 1491 1492 – 1493 – 1494 1495 1496 |
| 1493 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 1493 MCDXCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2246 |
| Armenian calendar | 942 ԹՎ ՋԽԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -351 – -350 |
| Bengali calendar | 900 |
| Berber calendar | 2443 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2037 |
| Burmese calendar | 855 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7001 – 7002 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬子年十二月十四日 (4129/4189-12-14) — to —
癸丑年十一月廿三日(4130/4190-11-23) |
| Coptic calendar | 1209 – 1210 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1485 – 1486 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5253 – 5254 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 1549 – 1550 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1415 – 1416 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4594 – 4595 |
| Holocene calendar | 11493 |
| Iranian calendar | 871 – 872 |
| Islamic calendar | 898 – 899 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiō 2 (明応2年) |
| Korean calendar | 3826 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2036 |
Year 1493 (MCDXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar).
Date unknown