List of state leaders in 1165

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1165.

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)
• Seljuks of Turkey – Kilij Arslan II (1156–1192)

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)