List of state leaders in 1356

See also
List of state leaders in 1355 Events of 1356 List of state leaders in 1357 State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1356.

Africa

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)
- Ashikaga shogunate - Ashikaga Takauji (1338–1358)
Korea (Goryeo Kingdom) – Gongmin (1351–1374)
Lan Xang (Laos) - Fa Ngoum (1354–1373)
Kingdom of Nanzan – Ofusato (1337–1396)

Bulgarian Empire – Ivan Alexander, Tsar of Bulgaria (1331–1371)
Byzantine Empire (Palaiologan 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 V, Count of Hainaut (1356–1388)
- County of Holland (House of Wittelsbach) - William V, Count of Hainaut (1354–1388)
Grand Duchy of Lithuania – Algirdas (1345–1377)
Kingdom of Norway – Haakon VI (1343–1380)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – 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 – Joanna I (1343–1382)
Principality of Achaea – Robert, Prince of Taranto (1332–1364)
Grand Duchy of Moscow – Ivan II (1353–1359)
Principality of Wallachia – Nicolae Alexandru (1352–1364)