1205 state leaders - Events of 1206 - 1207 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

Asia

• China (Jin Dynasty) - Zhangzong, Emperor of Jin China (1190-1208)
• China (Southern Song Dynasty) - Ningzong, Emperor of Song China (1194-1224)
• Goryeo - Heuijong, King of Goryeo (1204-1211)
• India -
  • Beginning of Mamluk Dynasty
  • Qutb ud din Aibak, Mameluk sultan of India (1206-1210)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Tsuchimikado, Emperor of Japan (1198-1210)
  • Shogun (Kamakura) - Minamoto no Sanetomo, Shogun of Japan (1203-1219)
  • Shikken - Hojo Yoshitoki, Shikken (1205-1224)
• Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao) - Yeluu Zhilugu, Emperor of Western Liao (1178-1211)
• Khmer Empire - Jayavarman VII (Mahaparamasangata?) (1181-1220?)
• Mongol Empire -
  • Genghis Khan unites the tribes of Mongolia and founds the Mongol Empire.
  • Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (1206-1227)
• Western Xia -
  1. Huanzong, Emperor of Western Xia (1193-1206)
  2. Xiangzong, Emperor of Western Xia (1206-1211)

Europe

• Bulgaria - Kaloyan, Tzar of Bulgaria (1197-1207)
• Denmark - Valdemar II, King of Denmark (1202-1241)
• England - John, King of England (1199-1216)
• France - Philippe II, Auguste, King of France (1180-1223)
• Holy Roman Empire - Philip of Swabia, King of Germany (1198-1208)
• Norway - Inge II, King of Norway (1204-1217)
• Sweden - Sverker II, King of Sweden (1196-1208)

Middle East and North Africa

• Abbasid Caliphate - An-Nasir, Caliph of Baghdad (1180-1225)
• Almohad Caliphate - Muhammad al-Nasir, Almohad Caliph (1199-1213)
• Ayyubid Sultanate - Al-Adil I, Sultan of Egypt (1200-1218)