List of state leaders in 1478

See also
List of state leaders in 1477 Events of 1478 List of state leaders in 1479 State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1478.

Africa

Ethiopian Empire –
1. Baeda Maryam I (1468–1478)
2. Eskender (1478–1494)
- Adal Sultanate – Shams ad-Din ibn Muhammad (1472–1488)
Kingdom of Kongo – João I, Manikongo (1470–1509)
Songhai Empire – Sonni Ali (1464–1492)

China (Ming dynasty) - Chenghua Emperor (1464–1487)
Japan (Muromachi period)
- Monarch – Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1464–1500)
- Ashikaga shogunate - Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1473–1489)
Jaunpur Sultanate – Hussain Shah (1458–1479)
Joseon (Korea) – Seongjong (1469–1494)
Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Shin (1477–1526)

Kingdom of Aragon – John II (1458–1479)
Duchy of Burgundy – Mary (1477–1482)
Crown of Castile – Isabella I (1474–1504)
Crimean Khanate – Meñli I Giray (1478–1515)
Denmark and Norway – Christopher I, King of Denmark (1448–1481), King of Norway (1450–1481)
Kingdom of England – (House of York) - Edward IV (1461–1470 and 1471–1483)
Kingdom of France (House of Valois) - Louis XI (1461–1483)
Holy Roman Empire – Frederick III (1452–1493)
- Kingdom of Bohemia – Ladislaus II (1471–1516)
Kingdom of Hungary – Matthias Corvinus (1458–1490)
Kingdom of León – Isabella I of Castile (1474–1504)
Polish–Lithuanian union – Casimir IV, Grand Prince of Lithuania (1440–1492), King of Poland (1447–1492)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – Mehmed II, the Conqueror, Ottoman Sultan (1451–1481)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – Afonso V (1438–1481)
Russia - Ivan III the Great, Grand Duke of Muscovy (1462–1505)
Kingdom of Scotland – James III (1460–1488)
Kingdom of Sweden – Sten Sture the Elder, Regent (1470–1497, 1501–1503)
Principality of Tver – Mikhail III, Grand Prince of Tver (1461–1485)
Republic of Venice – Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1478–1485)