List of state leaders in 959

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958 state leaders - Events of 959 - 960 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Americas 3 Asia 4 Europe

[edit] Africa

[edit] Americas

[edit] Asia

• Byzantine Empire -
  • Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor (913-959)
  • Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος), ruled 959 - 963)
• China (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period) -
  • Later Zhou Dynasty -
    1. Shizong, Emperor of Later Zhou (954-959)
    2. Emperor Gong, Emperor of Later Zhou (959-960)
  • Dingnan - Li Yixing, Dingnan Jiedushi (935-967)
  • Jingnan (Nanping) - Gao Baorong, King of Nanping (948-960)
  • Later Shu - Meng Chang, Emperor of Later Shu (938-965)
  • Northern Han - Liu Chengjun, Emperor of Northern Han (954-970)
  • Qingyuan - Liu Congxiao, Qingyuan Jiedushi (945-962)
  • Southern Han - Liu Chang, Emperor of Southern Han (958-971)
  • Southern Tang - Yuanzong, Emperor of Southern Tang (943-958); Ruler of Southern Tang (958-961)
  • Wuping - Zhou Xinfeng, Wuping Jiedushi (956-962)
  • Wuyue - Qian Chu, King of Wuyue (947-978)
• Japan - Emperor Murakami, emperor of Japan (946-967)
• Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Gwangjong, King of Goryeo (949-975)
• Liao (Khitan Empire) - Muzong, Emperor of Liao (951-969)

[edit] Europe

• Byzantine Empire -
  • Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor (913-959)
  • Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β' ο Πορφυρογέννητος), (959 - 963)
• England
  • Edwy, King of England (955-959)
    • Conflict between Edwy and his brother Edgar leads to the country being divided between them
      • Edwy controls Wessex and Kent, 957-959
      • Edgar controls Mercia and Northumbria, 957-959
  • Edgar, King of England (959-975)
• Germany - Otto I, King of Germany (936-973), Holy Roman Emperor (962-973)
• Venice -
  1. Pietro III Candiano, Doge of Venice (942-959)
  2. Pietro IV Candiano, Doge of Venice (959-976)
• Western Francia - Lothair, King of Western Francia (954-986)