1226 state leaders - Events of 1227 - 1228 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Egypt - Al-Kamil, Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt (1218-1238)
• Kingdom of Ghana (Susu Kingdom) - Sumanguru Kante, King of Ghana (~1200-1235)
• Kanem Empire - Dunama Dibbalemi, Saifawa Mai of Kanem (1221-1259)
• Maghreb -
  1. Abdallah, Almohad Emir (1224-1227)
  2. Yahya, Almohad Emir (1227-1235)

Asia

• Aleppo - Al-Aziz, Ayyubid Emir of Aleppo (1216-1236)
• Antioch - Bohemond IV, Prince of Antioch (1219-1233)
• Armenia - Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1219-1252)
• Baghdad - Al-Mustansir, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (1226-1242)
• Byzantine Empire - in exile in the Empire of Nicaea - John III Ducas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor (1222-1254)
• China (Jin Dynasty) - Aizong, Emperor of Jin China (1224-1234)
• China (Southern Song Dynasty) - Lizong, Emperor of Song China (1224-1264)
• Cyprus - Henry I, King of Cyprus (1218-1253)
• Damascus -
  1. Al-Mu'azzam, Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus (1218-1227)
  2. An-Nasir Dawud, Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus (1227-1229)
• Georgia - Rusudan, King of Georgia (1223-1245)
• Goryeo - Gojong, King of Goryeo (1213-1259)
• Hamah - Al-Nasir, Ayyubid Emir of Hamah (1221-1229)
• Homs - Al-Mujahid, Ayyubid Emir of Homs (1186-1240)
• India - Iltutmish, Mameluk sultan of India (1211-1236)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Emperor Go-Horikawa, emperor of Japan (1221-1232)
  • Shogun (Kamakura) - Kujo Yoritsune, Shogun of Japan (1226-1244)
  • Shikken - Hojo Yasutoki, Shikken (1224-1242)
• Jerusalem (in Acre) - Yolande, Queen of Jerusalem (1212-1228)
• The Jezirah - Al-Ashraf, Ayyubid ruler of the Jezirah (1218-1237)
• Khmer Empire - Indravarman II? (1220-1243)
• Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (1206-1227)
• Trabzon - Andronicus I, Emperor of Trebizond (1222-1235)
• Tripoli - Bohemond IV, Count of Tripoli (1219-1233)
• Western Xia -
  • Mozhu, Emperor of Western Xia (1226-1227)
  • conquered by Mongol Empire
• Yemen - Al-Mas'ud Yusuf, Ayyubid Emir of Yemen (1215-1229)

Europe

• Achaea - Geoffrey I of Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea (1209-c. 1228)
• Angouleme - Hugh I, Count of Angouleme (1218-1249)
• Aquitaine - Henry II, Duke of Aquitaine (1216-1254)
• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (1213-1276)
• Athens - Guy I de la Roche, Duke of Athens (1225-1263)
• Austria - Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1198-1230)
• Auvergne - Robert IV, Dauphin of Auvergne (1169-1235)
• Baden - Frederick, Margrave of Baden (1216-1231)
• Bar - Henry II, Count of Bar (1214-1239)
• Bavaria - Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1183-1231)
• Blois - Margaret, Countess of Blois, with Walter of Avesnes (1218-1230)
• Bohemia - Premysl I Ottokar, King of Bohemia (1198-1230)
• Boulogne - Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne (1216- c. 1260)
• Brabant - Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1190-1235)
• Brittany - Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1213-1237)
• Bulgarian Empire - Ivan Asen II, Tsar of Bulgaria (1218-1241)
• Burgundy - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (1218-1272)
• Carinthia - Bernard, Duke of Carinthia (1201-1256)
• Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (1217-1252)
• Champagne - Theobald IV, Count of Champagne (1201-1253)
• Deheubarth - Maelgwyn ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth (1199-1230), disputed with Rhys the Hoarse (1216-1234)
• Denmark - Valdemar II, the Victorious King of Denmark (1202-1241)
• Demmin - Wartislaw III, Duke of Demmin (1219-1264)
• England - Henry III, King of England (1216-1272)
• Epirus - Theodore Ducas, Despot of Epirus (1214-1230)
• Flanders - Jeanne, Countess of Flanders (1205-1244)
• France - Louis IX, King of France (1226-1270)
• Gdansk - Swietopelk II the Great, Duke of Gdansk (1215-1266)
• Gelderland - Gerard IV, Count of Guelders (1207-1229)
• Gwynedd - Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd (1194-1240)
• Hainaut - Jeanne, Countess of Hainaut (1205-1244)
• Holland - Floris IV, Count of Holland (1222–1234)
• Holy Roman Empire - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1211-1250) and King of Sicily (1198-1250)
• Hungary - Andrew II, King of Hungary (1205-1235)
• Ireland - Henry III of England, Lord of Ireland (1216-1272)
• Isle of Man - Ragnald, King of the Isle of Man (1187-1229)
• Kievan Rus' - Vladimir III, Grand Prince of Kiev (1223-1235)
• Lorraine - Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine (1220–1251)
• Maine - John Capet, Count of Maine (1219-1232)
• Montferrat - Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat (1225-1253)
• Namur -
  1. Philip II, Marquis of Namur (1217–1226)
  2. Henry II, Marquis of Namur (1226–1229)
• Navarre - Sancho VII the Strong, King of Navarre (1194-1234)
• Naxos -
  1. Marco Sanudo, Duke of the Archipelago (1207-1227)
  2. Angelo, Duke of the Archipelago (1227-1262)
• Normandy - Henry III, Duke of Normandy (claimed, 1216-1259)
• Norway - Haakon IV, King of Norway (1217-1263)
• Opole - Kasimir I, Duke of Opole (1211-1230)
• Poitiers - Alphonse of Toulouse, Count of Poitiers (1220-1271)
• Poland -
  1. Leszek the White, King of Poland (1211-1227)
  2. Ladislaus III Spindleshanks, King of Poland (1227-1228)
• Portugal - Afonso II, the Fat, King of Portugal (1212-1233)
• Powys - Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys (1191-1236)
• Provence - Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1209-1245)
• Rugia - Wizlaw, Duke of Rugia (1218-1249)
• Saxony - Albert II, Duke of Saxony (1212-1260)
• Scotland - Alexander II, King of Scotland (1214-1249)
• Serbia - Stefan Prvovencani, King of Serbia (1196-1228)
• Slawno - Racibor II, Duke of Slawno (1223-1238)
• Swabia - Henry II, Duke of Swabia (1216-1235)
• Sweden - Eric XI, King of Sweden (1222-1229, 1234-1250)
• Stettin - Dobry, Duke of Stettin (1220-1278)
• Toulouse - Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1222-1249)
• Venice - Pietro Ziani, Doge of Venice (1205-1229)
• Vladimir-Suzdal - Yuri II, Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal (1218-1238)
• Wrocław - Henry I the Bearded, Duke of Wrocław (1201-1238)
• Württemberg - Hartmann, Count of Württemberg (1194-1240)