List of state leaders in 1617

1616 state leaders - Events of 1617 - 1618 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Ethiopia - Susenyos, Emperor of Ethiopia (1606-1632)

Asia

*China (Ming Dynasty) - Wanli, Emperor of China (1573-1620)
* Japan
**Monarch - Go-Mizunoo, Emperor of Japan (1611-1629)
**Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Hidetada, Shogun of Japan (1605-1623)
**Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Nei, King of Ryūkyū (1587-1620)
*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Gwanghaegun, King of Joseon (1608-1623)
*Later Jin (Manchu Empire) - Nurhaci, Emperor of Later Jin (1616-1626)
*Mughal Empire - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor (1605-1627)

Europe

*Denmark - Christian IV, King of Denmark (1588-1648)
*England - James I, King of England (1603-1625)
*France - Louis XIII, King of France (1610-1643)
*Holy Roman Empire - Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-1619)
*Poland-Lithuania - Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland-Lithuania (1587-1632)
*Russia - Michael I, Tsar of Russia (1613-1645)
*Spain - Philip III, King of Spain (1598-1621)
*Sweden - Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden (1611-1632)
* 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 Oldebarnevelt (1586-1619)
*Venice - Giovanni Bembo, Doge of Venice (1615-1618)

Middle East and North Africa

*Ottoman Empire -
*#Ahmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1603-1617)
*#Mustafa I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1617-1618, 1622-1623)
*Safavid Empire - Abbas I Shah of Iran (1587-1629)