List of state leaders in 1578

1577 state leaders - Events of 1578 - 1579 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

*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 - Ogimachi, Emperor of Japan (1557-1586)
** "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 Ei, King of Ryūkyū (1573-1586)

Europe

* Denmark-Norway - Frederick II, King of Denmark and King of Norway (1559-1588)
*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)
* Papal States - Gregory XIII, Bishop of Rome (1572-1585)
*Poland - Anna Jagiellon and Stefan Batory, co-monarchs of Poland (1574-1586)
*Portugal -
*#Sebastião I King of Portugal (1557-1578)
*#Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal (1578-1580)
* 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 and Portugal - Philip II (1556-1598)
*Sweden - John III, King of Sweden (1568-1592)
* Union of Brussels
** William the Silent, Prince of Orange, Leader of the resistance (1568-1584)
*Venice -
*#Sebastiano Venier, Doge of Venice (1577-1578)
*#Nicolò da Ponte, Doge of Venice (1578-1585)

Middle East and North Africa

*Morocco -
*#Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1576-1578)
*#Ahmad I al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1578-1603)
* Ottoman Empire - Murad III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574-1595)
*Safavid Empire -
*# Ismail II Shah of Iran (1576-1578)
*# Mohammed Khodabanda Shah of Iran (1578-1587)