Africa
- Empire of Ethiopia - Na'od (1494–1508)
- Adal Sultanate - Muhammad ibn Azhar ad-Din (1488–1518)
- Kingdom of Kongo - João I (1470–1509)
- Kingdom of Sennar - Amara Dunqas (1503–1533/4)
- Songhai Empire - Askia Mohammad I, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1493–1528)
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