Asia
- Cochin -
- Unniraman Koyikal I, King of Cochin (c. 1500-1503)
- Unniraman Koyikal II, King of Cochin (1503-1537)
- China (Ming Dynasty) - Hongzhi Emperor (1487–1505)
- Japan (Sengoku period)
- Monarch - Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1500–1526)
- Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshizumi (1494–1508)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Yeonsangun (1494–1506)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shin (1477–1526)
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