List of state leaders in 978

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977 state leaders - Events of 978 - 979 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Americas 3 Asia 4 Europe 5 Middle East

[edit] Africa

• Fatimid Caliphate - Abū Manṣūr Nizār al-'Azīz bi-llāh, Caliph (975-996)
  • Ifriqiya - Buluggin ibn Ziri, Zirid Viceroy (972-984)

[edit] Americas

[edit] Asia

• Byzantine Empire - Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine emperor (976-1025)
• China
  • Northern Song Dynasty - Taizong, Emperor of Song China (976-997)
  • Dingnan -
    1. Li Kerui, Dingnan Jiedushi (967-978)
    2. Li Jijun, Dingnan Jiedushi (978-980)
  • Northern Han - Liu Jiyuan, Emperor of Northern Han (970-979)
  • Pinghai - Chen Hongjin, Pinghai Jiedushi (963-978)
    • submits to Northern Song Dynasty
  • Wuyue - Qian Chu, King of Wuyue (947-978)
    • submits to Northern Song Dynasty
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Emperor En'yū, emperor of Japan (969-984)
  • Regent (Kampaku) - Fujiwara no Yoritada, Kampaku (977-986)
• Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Gyeongjong, King of Goryeo (975-981)
• Liao (Khitan Empire) - Jingzong, Emperor of Liao (969-982)

[edit] Europe

• Al-Andalus
  • Hisham II, Caliph of Cordoba (976-1008)
• Bohemia - Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (972-999)
• Bulgaria Joint rulers (Samuil was not officially proclaimed Emperor until Roman's death in 997)
  • Roman I, Tsar of Bulgaria (976-997)
  • Samuil, Tsar of Bulgaria (976-1014)
• Byzantine Empire - Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine emperor (976-1025)
• Denmark - Harold I, King of Denmark (c.958-986)
• England -

  Edward the Martyr, King of England (975-978)

  Aethelred II, King of England (978-1016)

• Germany - Otto II, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (973-983)
  • Bavaria - Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (976-982)
  • Saxony - Bernard I. Duke of Saxony (973-1011)
  • Swabia - Otto I, Duke of Swabia (973-982)
• Hungary - Géza, Fejedelem of the Magyars (c.940-997)
• Kievan Rus - Yaropolk I Sviatoslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (972-980)
• Norway - Haakon Jarl, King of Norway (976-995)
• Papal States - Benedict VII, Pope (974-983)
• Poland - Mieszko I, Duke of Poland (ca 960-992)
• Scotland - Kenneth II, King of Scotland (971-995)
• Sicily - Abu al-Qasim, Kalbid Emir (964-982)
• Sweden - Eric the Victorious, King of Sweden (970-995)
• Venice -
  1. Pietro I Orseolo, Doge of Venice (976-978)
  2. Vitale Candiano, Doge of Venice (978-979)
• Western Francia - Lothair, King of Western Francia (954-986)
  • Anjou - Geoffrey I Greymantle, Count of Anjou (958-987)
  • Aquitaine - William IV Iron Arm, Duke of Aquitaine (963-995)
  • Burgundy - Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (965-1002)
  • Normandy - Richard I, Duke of Normandy (942-996)
  • Provence - Rotbold III, Count of Provence (961-1008)

[edit] Middle East

• Abbasid Caliphate - At-Ta'i, Caliph (974-991)
• Byzantine Empire - Basil II, Byzantine Emperor (976-1025)
• Persia
  • Fars (Buwayhids) - 'Adud al-Daula, Emir (949-983)
  • Iraq (Buwayhids) - 'Izz al-Daula, Emir (967-978)
  • Mazandaran (Ziyarids) - Bisutun, Emir (967-977)
  • Jibal (Buwayhids)
    • Fakhr al-Daula Emir (976-980)
  • Samanids
    • Nuh II (976-997)
  • Seistan (Saffarids) - Wali-ud-Dawlah Khalaf I (963-1003)