List of state leaders in 1355

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1355.

Africa

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

Americas

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

Asia

• Ahom Kingdom – Sukhrampha (1332–1364)
• Bahmani Sultanate – Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah (1347–1358)
• China (Yuan dynasty) - Emperor Huizong (1333–1370)
• Kingdom of Chūzan
  1. Seii (1337–1355)
  2. 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)
• Madurai Sultanate – Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Damghani, Sultan of Madurai (1344–1356)
• Kingdom of Nanzan – Ofusato (1337–1396)

Europe

• Bulgarian Empire – Ivan Alexander, Tsar of Bulgaria (1331–1371)
• Byzantine Empire –
  • John VI Cantacuzenus (1347–1355)
  • John V Palaiologos (1341–1384)
• Crown of Castile – Peter I (1350–1391)
• Kingdom of Denmark – Valdemar IV (1340–1375)
• Kingdom of England – Edward III (1327–1377)
• Kingdom of France – John II (1350–1364)
• Kingdom of Hungary (Angevin) - Louis I of Hungary (1342 1382)
• 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 (House of Avesnes) - Margaret, Countess of Hainaut (1347–1356)
  • County of Holland (House of Wittelsbach) - William V, Count of Hainaut (1354–1388)
  • Electorate of the Palatinate (House of Wittelsbach) - Rupert I, Elector Palatine (1353–1390)
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania – Algirdas (1345–1377)
• Kingdom of Norway
  • Monarch – Haakon VI (1343–1380)
  • defacto - Magnus VII, Regent (1319–1355 (as defacto 1343–1355))
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – Afonso IV (1325–1357)
• Kingdom of Sweden – Magnus II (1319–1363)
• 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, Voivode of Wallachia (1352–1364)

Middle East and North Africa

• Kingdom of Cyprus – Hugh IV (1324–1359)
• Eretnids – Muhammad I, ruler of Eretnids (1352–1366)
• Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt – Nasir-ad-Din al-Hasan (1354–1361)
• Ottoman Empire – Orhan I, Bey of the Ottoman Empire (1326–1359)