List of state leaders in 260

Africa

*Kush - Tegerideamani II, King of Kush (246-266?)

Asia

*Bactria and Gandhara - Peroz I, Kushanshah (c.250-265)
*Baekje - Goi, King of Baekje (234-286)
*Chera - Perumkadungo, King of Chera (257-287)
*Gaya - Mapum, King of Gaya (259-291)
*Goguryeo - Jungcheon, King of Goguryeo (248-270)
*Gupta Empire - Maharaja Sri-Gupta, King of the Gupta Empire (240-280)
*Iberia -
*#Mithridates II Mihrdat, King of Iberia (249-265)
*#Amazasp III, King of Iberia (260-265)
*Kushan Empire - Kanishka III, King of the Kushans (255-275)
*Persia - Shapur I of Persia, King of Persia (241-272)
**Armenia - Artavazde VI, King of Armenia (252-283)
*Shu Han - Liu Shan, Emperor of Shu Han (223-263)
*Silla - Cheomhae, King of Silla (247-261)
*Tuoba - Tuoba Liwei, Chieftain of the Tuoba clan (219-277)
*Wei -
*#Cao Mao, Emperor of Wei (254-260)
*#Cao Huan, Emperor of Wei (260-265)
*Western Kshatrapas - Rudrasen II (256-278)
*Wu - Sun Xiu, Emperor of Wu (258-264)

Europe

*Gallic Empire - Postumus, Emperor (260-268)
*Roman Empire -
**Valerian, Roman Emperor in the East (253-260)
**Gallienus, Roman Emperor in the West (253-268)
**Saloninus, Roman Emperor in Gaul (260)
**Pretender: Ingenuus in Pannonia (260)
**Pretender: Regalianus on the Danube frontier (260)
**Pretender: Macrianus Major in the East (260-261)
**Pretender: Macrianus Minor in the East (260-261)
**Pretender: Quietus in the East (260-261)
***Palmyra - Odaenathus (bef. 258-267)