1602 state leaders - Events of 1603 - 1604 state leaders - State leaders by year

Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Wanli, Emperor of China (1573-1620)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Go-Yozei, Emperor of Japan (1586-1611)
  • Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (1603-1605)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo, King of Joseon (1567-1608)
• Mughal Empire - Akbar, Mughal Emperor (1556-1605)

Europe

• England -
  1. Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1558-1603)
  2. James I, King of England (1603-1625)
• France - Henry IV, King of France (1589-1610)
• Holy Roman Empire - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1576-1612)
• Spain - Philip III, King of Spain (1598-1621)
• Sweden - Charles IX, de facto King of Sweden (1599-1611)

Middle East and North Africa

• Ottoman Empire -
  1. Mehmed III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1595-1603)
  2. Ahmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1603-1617)
• Safavid Empire - Abbas I Shah of Iran (1587-1629)