List of sovereign states in 1496

The notion of a sovereign state arises in the 16th century with the development of modern diplomacy. For earlier times, the term "sovereign state" is an anachronism. What corresponded to sovereign states in the medieval and ancient period were monarchs ruling By the Grace of God, de facto feudal or imperial autocrats, or de facto independent nations or tribal confederations.

Sovereign states

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  •  Haasa - The Sheikdom of al-Haasa
  •   Hamburg - Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
  •  Hausa - Hausa Kingdoms
  •   Hejaz - Sultanate of Hejaz
  •   Hesse - Landgraviate of Hesse
  •   Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary
  •  Huron - Huron Tribe
  •   Najd - Sultanate of Najd
  •   Naples - Kingdom of Naples
  •   Navarra - Kingdom of Navarra
  •   Naxos - Duchy of the Naxos
  •  Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
  •  Nogai - Nogai Horde
  •   Norway - Kingdom of Norway
  •   Urbino - Archdiocese of Urbino
  •   Utrecht - Bishopric of Utrecht
  •   Yemen - Kingdom of Yemen
  •  Zapotec - Zapotec Empire
  •   Zeta - Principality of Zeta