List of state leaders in 1165

1164 state leaders - Events of 1165 - 1166 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

Asia

• China (Jin/Jurchen Dynasty) - Emperor Shizong (1161–1189)
• China (Southern Song Dynasty) - Emperor Xiaozong (1162–1189)
• Japan (Heian period)
  • Monarch -
    1. Emperor Nijō (1158–1165)
    2. Emperor Rokujō (1165–1168)
  • Regent (Sesshō) - Fujiwara no Motozane, Kampaku (1158–1165); Sesshō (1165–1166)
  • de facto - Taira no Kiyomori (1159–1181)
• Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao) - Empress Chengtianhou (1164–1178)
• Korea (Goryeo Kingdom) - Euijong| (1146–1170)
• Western Xia - Emperor Renzong (1139–1193)

Europe

• Kingdom of Aragon - 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 - Stephen III (1163–1172)
• 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)