7 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (1)
The governor of Yeongan Province reports on the Jurchen problem at Jongseong-bu (Annals of the Joseon Dynasty 燕山君日記 二年 · 燕山君日記 5책 17권 21장 B면 · 기사 wja_10208025_004)
Central Asia (4)
In Ramadan (around May 1496), the Tarkhan faction rebelled in Samarkand. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 901 AH 부분, 원문 파일 7429행 부근)
In Shawwal (around June 1496) news from Samarkand reached Babur at Andijan, and he sent troops to Samarkand. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 901 AH 부분, 원문 파일 7586행 부근)
Babur's second attempt to take Samarkand (winter). (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 902 AH 부분, 원문 파일 7644행 부근)
Conflict between Husain Mirza of Herat and his son Badi'uz-Zaman Mirza. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 902 AH 부분, 원문 파일 7869행 부근)
West Asia (1)
Askia Muhammad, having finished the pilgrimage, visits the holy places and donates 100,000 gold to the two holy cities (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 5895))
Egypt & North Africa (1)
Askia Muhammad meets the Abbasid caliph and is appointed Songhai's deputy (given a hat and turban) (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 5915))