List of state leaders in 1540

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1539 state leaders - Events of 1540 - 1541 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Europe 4 Middle East

[edit] Africa

• Ethiopia -
  1. Dawit II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1508-1540)
  2. Gelawdewos, Emperor of Ethiopia (1540-1559)
• Kongo - Alfonso I, Manikongo (1509 - 1542)
• Sennar - Nayil (1533/4 - 1550/1)
• Songhai Empire - Askia Ishaq I, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1539-1549)

[edit] Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing, Emperor of China (1521-1567)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Nara, Emperor of Japan (1526-1557)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Shogun of Japan (1521-1546)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Jungjong, King of Joseon (1506-1544)
• Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Sei, King of Ryūkyū (1527-1555)

[edit] Europe

• Denmark-Norway - Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway (1534-1559)
• England - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-1547)
• France - Francis I, King of France (1515-1547)
• Holy Roman Empire - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519 - 1556)
• Hungary -
  • Hapsburg dynasty - Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1526-1564)
  • Zápolya -
    1. John Zápolya, King of Hungary (1526-1540)
    2. John II Sigismund Zápolya, King of Hungary (1540-1570) then Prince of Transylvania (1570-1571)
• Lithuania and Poland - Sigismund the Old, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland (1506-1548)
• Moldavia - Petru Rareş, Voivode of Moldavia (1526-1538, 1540-1546)
• Papal States - Paul III, Pope (1534-1549)
• Portugal - John III, King of Portugal (1521-1557)
• Russia - Ivan IV, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533-1547) then Tsar of Russia (1547-1584)
• Scotland - James V, King of Scotland (1513-1542)
• Spain - Charles I, King of Spain (1516-1556)
• Sweden - Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden (1521-1560)
• Venice - Pietro Lando, Doge of Venice (1538-1545)

[edit] Middle East

• Ottoman Empire - Suleiman the Magnificient, Sultan (1520 - 1566)
• Safavid Empire - Tahmasp I, Shah of Iran (1524-1576)