List of state leaders in 1605

See also
List of state leaders in 1604 Events of 1605 List of state leaders in 1606 State leaders by year List of colonial governors in 1605

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1605.

Africa

Chahar Mongols – Ligdan Khan (1603–1634)
China (Ming dynasty) - Wanli Emperor (1573–1620)
Đại Việt – Lê Kính Tông (1600–1619)
- Đàng Ngoài – Trịnh Tùng, Trịnh lord (1570–1623)
- Đàng Trong – Nguyễn Hoàng, Nguyễn lord (1558–1613)
Japan (Sengoku period)
- Monarch – Emperor Go-Yōzei (1586–1611)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) -
  1. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1603–1605)
  2. Tokugawa Hidetada (1605–1623)
Joseon (Korea) – Seonjo (1567–1608)
Mughal Empire –
1. Akbar (1556–1605)
2. Jahangir (1605–1627)
Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Nei (1587–1620)

Kingdom of Denmark – Christian IV (1588–1648)
Kingdom of England – James I (1603–1625)
Kingdom of France – Henry IV (1589–1610)
Holy Roman Empire – Rudolf II (1576–1612)
- Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen – John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1596–1634)
- Bishopric of Lübeck – John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1586–1607)
Moldavia – Ieremia Movilă, Voivode of Moldavia (August 1595 - May 1600 and September 1600–1606)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – Ahmed I (1603–1617)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Sigismund III Vasa (1587–1632)
Russia -
1. Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598–1605)
2. Feodor II, Tsar of Russia (1605)
3. Dmitry I, Tsar of Russia (1605–1606)
Kingdom of Spain – Philip III (1598–1621)
Kingdom of Sweden – Charles IX (1599–1611)
United Provinces
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Gelre, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht and Zeeland (1585–1625)
- Grand Pensionary of Holland - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1586–1619)
Republic of Venice – Marino Grimani, Doge of Venice (1595–1606)