List of state leaders in 1588

1587 state leaders - Events of 1588 - 1589 state leaders - State leaders by year -----

Africa

*Ethiopia - Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (1563-1597)
*Kongo - Álvaro II, Manikongo (1587 - 1614)
*Sennar -
*#Dawra (1585/6-1587/8)
*#Tayyib (1587/8-1591)
*Songhai Empire -
*#Askia Mohommed Bana, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1586-1588)
*#Askia Ishaq II, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1588-1591)

Asia

*Bukhara - Abdullah Khan II, Khan of Bukhara (1577-1598)
*China (Ming Dynasty) - Wanli, Emperor of China (1573-1620)
*Dai Viet - Lê Thế Tông, Emperor of Dai Viet (1573-1599)
**Đàng Ngoài - Trịnh Tùng, Trịnh Lord (1570-1623)
**Đàng Trong - Nguyễn Hoàng, Nguyễn Lord (1558–1613)
* Japan
**Monarch - Go-Yozei, Emperor of Japan (1586-1611)
** Regent (Kampaku) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sessho and Kampaku (1585-1598)
*Khiva - Haji Muhammad I, Khan of Khiva (1558-1602)*Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo, King of Joseon (1567-1608)
*Mughal Empire - Akbar, Mughal Emperor (1556-1605)
*Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Nei, King of Ryūkyū (1587-1620)

Europe

*Denmark-Norway
**Frederick II, King of Denmark and King of Norway (1559-1588)
**Christian IV, King of Denmark and King of Norway (1588-1648)
*England — Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1558–1603)
*France - Henry III, King of France (1574-1589)
*Holy Roman Empire - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1576-1612)
*Hungary - Rudolf I, King of Hungary (1576-1608)
*Navarre - Henry III of Navarre, King of Navarre (1572-1610)
*Poland - Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (1587-1632)
*Russia
**Tsar - Feodor I, Tsar of Russia (1584-1598)
**Regent - Boris Godunov, (1584-1598)
*Scotland - James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
*Spain and Portugal - Philip II (1556-1598)
*Sweden - John III, King of Sweden (1568-1592)
* United Provinces
**Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581-1795)
** Stadtholder - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland (1585 - 1625)
**Grand Pensionary of Holland - Johan van Oldebarnevelt (1586-1619)
*Venice - Pasqual Cicogna, Doge of Venice (1585-1595)

Middle East and North Africa

*Morocco - Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1578-1603)
*Ottoman Empire - Murad III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574-1595)
*Safavid Empire - Abbas I Shah of Iran (1587-1629)