List of state leaders in 1162

1161 state leaders - Events of 1162 - 1163 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

Asia

• China (Jin/Jurchen Dynasty) - Emperor Shizong (1161–1189)
• China (Southern Song Dynasty) -
  1. Emperor Gaozong (1127–1162)
  2. Emperor Xiaozong (1162–1189)
• Japan (Heian period)
  • Monarch - Emperor Nijō (1158–1165)
  • Regent (Kampaku) - Fujiwara no Motozane, Kampaku (1158–1165); Sesshō (1165–1166)
  • de facto - Taira no Kiyomori (1159–1181)
• Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao) - Emperor Renzong (1150–1164)
• Korea (Goryeo Kingdom) - Euijong (1146–1170)
• Western Xia - Emperor Renzong (1139–1193)

Europe

• Kingdom of Aragon -
  1. Petronilla (1137–1162)
  2. Alfonso II (1162–1196)
• Kingdom of Castile - Alfonso VIII (1158–1214)
• Kingdom of England - Henry II (1154–1189)
• Kingdom of France - Louis VII (1137–1180)
• Holy Roman Empire - Frederick I Barbarossa (1155–1190)
  • County of Holland - Floris III (1157–1190)
• Kingdom of Hungary -
  1. Stephen III (1161–1162)
  2. Ladislaus II (1162–1163)
• Kingdom of Portugal - Afonso I (1139–1185)
• Kingdom of Scotland - Malcolm IV (1153–1165)
• Kingdom of Sicily - William I (1154–1166)
• Wales (List of rulers of Wales)
  • Kingdom of Gwynedd - Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (1137–1170)
  • Deheubarth - Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth (1155–1197)