List of state leaders in 1279

1278 state leaders - Events of 1279 - 1280 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Asia

• China
  • Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty) conquers Southern Song Dynasty
  • Southern Song Dynasty - Emperor Bing, Emperor of China (1278-1279)
  • Yuan Dynasty (Mongol Empire) - Kublai Khan, Mongol Khan (1260-1294)
• Goryeo (Korea) - King Chungnyeol of Goryeo , King of Goryeo (1274 - 1308)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Uda, Emperor of Japan (1274-1287)
  • Shogun (Kamakura) - Prince Koreyasu, Shogun of Japan (1266-1289)
  • Shikken - Hojo Tokimune, Shikken (1268-1284)
• Khmer Empire - Jayavarman VIII (1243 - 1295)
• Sukhothai - Ramkhamhaeng, King of Sukhothai (1277 - 1317)

Europe

• Aragon-Barcelona-Valencia - Peter III, King of Aragon and Valencia/Count of Barcelona (1276-1285)
• Bulgaria -
  1. Ivailo, King of Bulgaria (1277-1279)
  2. Ivan Asen III , King of Bulgaria (1279-1280)
• Castile - Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon (1252-1284)
• Denmark - Eric V, King of Denmark (1259-1286)
• England - Edward I, King of England (1272-1307)
• France - Philip III , King of France (1270-1285)
• Gwynedd - Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Gwynedd (1246-1282)
• Navarre - Joan I, Queen of Navarre (1274-1305)
• Norway - Magnus VI, King of Norway (1263-1280)
• Poland -
  1. Boleslaus V, High Duke of Poland (1243-1279)
  2. Leszek Czarny, High Duke of Poland (1279-1288)
• Scotland - Alexander III, King of Scotland (1249-1286)
• Serbia - Stefan Dragutin, King of Serbia (1276-1282)
• Sweden - Magnus I, King of Sweden (1275-1290)
• Wallachia - Bărbat, Prince of Wallachia (c.1277-c.1290)

Middle East and North Africa

• Armenia - Leo III of Armenia, King of Armenia (1270 - 1289)
• Cyprus - Hugh III, King of Cyprus (1268-1284)
• Egypt - Baraka Khan , Sultan of Egypt (1277-1280)
• Ilkhanate - Abaqa, Il Khan of Persia (1265-1281)
• Tripoli - Bohemund VII, Count of Tripoli (1275 - 1287)