List of state leaders in 1356

1355 state leaders - Events of 1356 - 1357 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Empire of Ethiopia - Newaya Krestos (1344–1372)
• Kingdom of Kano - Yaji I (1349–1385)
• Empire of Mali - Suleiman (1341–1360)

Americas

• Aztec Empire - Tenoch, Great Speaker (1325–1376)

Asia

• China (Yuan Dynasty) - Emperor Huizong (1333–1370)
• Bahmani Sultanate - Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah (1347–1358)
• Kingdom of Chūzan - Satto (1355–1395)
• Kingdom of Hokuzan - Haniji (1322–1395)
• Japan (Muromachi period)
  • Monarch (Northern Pretender) - Emperor Go-Kōgon (1352–1371)
  • Monarch (Southern Court) - Emperor Go-Murakami (1339–1368)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Takauji (1338–1358)
• Korea (Goryeo Kingdom) - Gongmin (1351–1374)
• Lan Xang (Laos) - Fa Ngoum (1354–1373)
• Kingdom of Nanzan - Ofusato (1337–1396)

Europe

• Bulgarian Empire - Ivan Alexander, Tsar of Bulgaria (1331–1371)
• Byzantine Empire (Palaeologan Dynasty) - John V (1341–1391)
• Crown of Castile - Peter I (1350–1369)
• Kingdom of Denmark - Valdemar IV (1340–1375)
• Kingdom of England - Edward III (1327–1377)
• Kingdom of France - John II (1350–1364)
• Holy Roman Empire (House of Luxembourg) - Charles IV (1347–1378)
  • Duchy of Bavaria-Straubing (House of Wittelsbach) -
    • William I (1347–1388)
    • Albert (1347–1404)
  • County of Hainaut -
    1. (House of Avesnes) - Margaret, Countess of Hainaut (1347–1356)
    2. (House of Wittelsbach) - William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (1356–1388)
  • County of Holland (House of Wittelsbach) - William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (1354–1388)
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania - Algirdas (1345–1377)
• Kingdom of Norway - Haakon VI (1343–1380)
• Kingdom of Portugal - Afonso IV (1325–1357)
• Kingdom of Sweden -
  • Magnus II (1319–1363)
  • Eric XII, rival King of Sweden (1356–1359)
• Principality of Taranto - Louis (1346–1362)
• Kingdom of Naples - Joan I (1343–1382)
• Principality of Achaea - Robert (1332–1364)
• Grand Duchy of Moscow - Ivan II (1353–1359)
• Principality of Wallachia - Nicolae Alexandru (1352–1364)

Middle East and North Africa

• Kingdom of Cyprus - Hugh IV (1324–1359)
• Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt - Nasir-ad-Din al-Hasan (1354–1361)
• Ottoman Empire - Orhan I, Bey of the Ottoman Empire (1326–1359)