List of state leaders in 1571

1570 state leaders - Events of 1571 - 1572 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Ethiopia - Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (1563-1597)
*Kongo - Álvaro I, Manikongo (1568 - 1587)
*Sennar - Dakin (1568 - 1585/6)
*Songhai Empire - Askia Daoud, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1549-1582)

Asia

* China (Ming Dynasty) - Longqing, Emperor of China (1567-1572)
* Japan
** Monarch - Ogimachi, Emperor of Japan (1557-1586)
** Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Shogun of Japan (1568-1573)
** "de facto" - Oda Nobunaga (1536-1598)
*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo, King of Joseon (1567-1608)
* Mughal Empire - Akbar, Mughal Emperor (1556-1605)
*Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Gen, King of Ryūkyū (1556-1572)

Europe

* Denmark-Norway - Frederick II, King of Denmark and King of Norway (1559-1588).
* England - Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1558-1603)
* France - Charles IX, King of France (1560-1574)
* Holy Roman Empire - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1564-1576)
*Hungary - Maximilian I, King of Hungary (1564-1576)
* Moldavia - Bogdan, Voivode of Moldavia (1568-1572)
* Navarre - Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (1555-1572)
* Papal States - Pius V, Bishop of Rome (1566-1572)
* Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548 - 1572)
* Portugal - Sebastian of Portugal, King of Portugal (1557 - 1578)
* Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533-1547) then Tsar of Russia 1547-1584)
* Scotland - James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
* Spain - Philip II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
* Sweden - John III, King of Sweden (1568-1592)
* Venice - Alvise Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1570-1577)
* Wallachia - Alexandru II Mircea, Voivode of Wallachia (1568-1574)

Middle East and North Africa

*Morocco - Abdallah al-Ghalib, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1557-1574)
*Ottoman Empire - Selim II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1566-1574)
* Safavid Empire - Tahmasp I, Shah of Iran (1524-1576)