1356 state leaders - Events of 1357 - 1358 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Kano - Yaji I , Emir of Kano (1349-1385)
• Mali - Suleiman , King of Mali (1341-1360)

Asia

• China (Yuan Dynasty) - Huizong, Emperor of China (1333-1370)
• Japan
  • Monarch (Northern Pretender) - Go-Kogon, Emperor of Japan (1352-1371)
  • Monarch (Southern Court) - Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (1339-1368)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Takauji, Shogun of Japan (1338-1358)
• Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) - Gongmin, King of Goryeo (1351-1374)

Europe

• Castile - Peter I, King of Castile and Leon (1350-1369)
• Denmark - Valdemar IV, King of Denmark (1340-1375)
• England - Edward III, King of England (1327-1377)
• France - John II, King of France (1350-1364)
• Norway - Haakon VI, King of Norway (1343-1380)
• Sweden -
  • Magnus II, King of Sweden (1319-1363)
  • Eric XII, rival King of Sweden (1356-1359)

Middle East and North Africa

• Egypt - Nasir-ad-Din al-Hasan , Sultan of Egypt (1354-1361)
• Ottoman Empire - Orhan I, Bey of the Ottoman Empire (1326-1359)