1525 state leaders - Events of 1526 - 1527 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Baguirmi - Birni Besse (1522 - 1536)
• Ethiopia - Dawit II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1508-1540)
• Kongo - Alfonso I, Manikongo (1509 - 1542)
• Sennar - Amara Dunqas (1503 - 1533/4)
• Songhai Empire - Askia Mohammad I, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1493-1528)

Americas

• Inca Empire - Huayna Capac, Inca Emperor (1493-1527)

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing, Emperor of China (1521-1567)
• Japan
  • Monarch -
    1. Go-Kashiwabara, Emperor of Japan (1500-1526)
    2. Go-Nara, Emperor of Japan (1526-1557)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Shogun of Japan (1521-1546)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Jungjong, King of Joseon (1506-1544)
• Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Shin, King of Ryūkyū (1477-1526)

Europe

• England - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-1547)
• France - Francis I, King of France (1515-1547)
• Holy Roman Empire - Charles V, King of the Romans (1519 - 1556)
• Sweden - Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden (1521-1560)
• Venice - Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (1523-1538)

Middle East

Sultanate Of Ottoman - Kanuni Sultan Süleyman