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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

The 1460s decade ran from January 1, 1460, to December 31, 1469.

1 Events and trends
2 Significant people

Events and trends

1460
- The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone.
- March 5 – King Christian I of Denmark issues the Treaty of Ribe.
- May 4 – Portuguese navigators Diogo Gomes and António da Nola discover the islands of Cape Verde.
1464
- Sonni Ali, the first great Songhai king, began to conquer many of his African neighbors.

Significant people

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
George of Bohemia, King of Bohemia, r. 1458–1471
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 co-ruler (with Giuliano de' Medici) of the Republic of Florence, in office 1469–1492
Giuliano de' Medici, de facto co-ruler (with Lorenzo de' Medici) of the Republic of Florence, in power 1469–1478
Charles VII, King of France, r. 1422–1461
Louis XI, King of France, r. 1461–1483
George VIII of Georgia, King of Georgia, r. 1446–1465
Bagrat VI, King of Georgia, r. 1465–1478
Said, Sultan of Granada, r. 1454–1462, 1462–1464
Yusuf V, Sultan of Granada, r. 1445–1446, 1462
Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada, r. 1464–1482, 1483–1485
Kihanuilulumoku, Alii Aimoku of Hawaii, r. 1435–1465
Liloa, Alii Aimoku of Hawaii, r. 1465–1495
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
Tadodaho, Legendary first eponymous Tadodaho of the Iroquois Confederation (though some believe he could have lived during the twelfth century).
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
Mansur Shah, Sultan of Malacca, r. 1459-1477
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 Conqueror), 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
Carl VIII, King of Sweden, r. 1448–1457, 1464–1465, 1467–1470
Nezahualcoyotl (1402-1472), King of Texcoco, r. 1431-1472
Pasquale Malipiero, Doge of the Republic of Venice, d. 1457–1462
Cristoforo Moro, Doge of the Republic of Venice, d. 1462–1471
Nghi Dan, Usurper Emperor of Vietnam, r. 1459–1460
Lê Thánh Tông, Emperor of Vietnam, r. 1460–1497
Mallikarjuna Raya, King of the Vijayanagara Empire, r. 1446–1465
Virupaksha Raya II, King of the Vijayanagara Empire, r. 1465–1485
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

Important personalities

Charles I (the Bold) (1433–1477), Duke of Burgundy, r. 1467–1477
Leonardo Da Vinci of Florence (1452–1519), scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer
Jean Fouquet of France (1420–1481), painter
Francis II (1433–1488), Duke of Brittany, r. 1458–1488
Gendun Drup of Tibet (1391–1474), First Dalai Lama
Diogo Gomes of Portugal (1420–1485), navigator, explorer and writer
Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz (1395?–1468), printer and inventor of the movable type printing press
Henry the Navigator of Portugal (1394–1460), Portugese prince and patron of exploration
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
Demetrios Palaiologos of Morea (1407–1470), Byzantine Prince and Despot of Morea
Thomas Palaiologos of Morea (1409–1465), Byzantine Prince and Despot of Morea
Philip III (the Good) (1396–1467), Duke of Burgundy, r. 1419–1467
Richard York, Duke of Gloucester (1452–1483), English Prince, Yorkist commander, and future King of England
Mar Shimun IV, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East (Patriachate then based in Mosul), held position 1437–1497
Tlacaelel (1397-1487), Tlacochcalcatl of the Aztec empire
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), painter, sculptor, and goldsmith

Contemporaries yet to gain fame

Richard Amerike of England (c.1445–1503), merchant and Exploratory invester (most notably the funder of John Cabot's voyage to North America)
Hector Boece of Scotland (1465–1536), future historian and philosopher
John Cabot of Venice (1450?–1498?), Mariner and future explorer
Pedro Álvares Cabral of Portugal (1467?–1520), future explorer
Christopher Columbus of Genoa, (1451–1506), future explorer
Vasco Da Gama of Portugal (1469?–1524), future explorer
Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal (1451–1500), future explorer
Desiderius Erasmus (1466?–1536), future Dutch Catholic priest, writer, scholar, and philosopher
Ferdinand of Aragon (1452–1516), Aragonese Prince and future monarch of Aragon and Castile
Isabella of Castile (1451–1504), Castilian Princess and future monarch of Castile and Aragon
Guru Nanak Dev of India (1469–1539), future founder of Sikhism
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
Amerigo Vespucci of Florence (1454–1512), future cartographer and explorer

Categories: 1460s

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Millennia:	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

Events and Trends

Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors.

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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

Events

Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors.
Thirteen Years' War ends in eastern Europe.
The Portuguese continue to explore the world.
Chimú Empire taken over by soldiers of the Inca Empire in South America.

Births

King Louis XII of France
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan
Erasmus, Dutch thinker
Montezuma II, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán
Pope Paul III
Juan de Zumárraga, first bishop of Mexico

Deaths

Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorer
David of Trebizond, Byzantine Emperor
Zhengtong Emperor of China
Nicholas of Cusa, German mathematician and astronomer
Pope Pius II
Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero
Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia

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