1271 state leaders - Events of 1272 - 1273 state leaders - State leaders by year

Asia

• China (Southern Song Dynasty) - Duzong , Emperor of China (1264 - 1274)
• Goryeo (Korea) - King Weonjong of Goryeo , King of Goryeo (1259 - 1274)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Kameyama, Emperor of Japan (1260-1274)
  • Shogun (Kamakura) - Prince Koreyasu, Shogun of Japan (1266-1289)
  • Shikken - Hojo Tokimune, Shikken (1268-1284)
• Khmer Empire - Jayavarman VIII (1243 - 1295)
• Mongol Empire - Kublai Khan, Mongol Khan (1260-1294)
• Pagan - Narathihapate , King of Pagan (1254 - 1287)
• Sukhothai - Pho Khun Ban Muang , King of Sukhothai (1257 - 1277)

Europe

• Achaea - William II Villehardouin, Principality of Achaea (1246 - 1278)
• Bohemia - Ottokar I, King of Bohemia (1253 - 1278)
• Bulgaria - Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria , King of Bulgaria (1257 - 1277)
• Castile - Alfonso X of Castile, King of Castile and Leon (1252 - 1284)
• Denmark - Eric V of Denmark, King of Denmark (1259 - 1286)
• England -
  • Henry III of England, King of England (1216 - 1272)
  • Edward I of England, King of England (1272 - 1307)
• France - Philip III of France, King of France (1270 - 1285)
• Gwynedd - Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Gwynedd (1246 - 1282)
• Holland - Floris V, Count of Holland (1256 - 1296)
• Hungary -
  • Stephen V, King of Hungary (1270 - 1272)
  • Ladislaus IV, King of Hungary (1272 - 1290)
• Navarre - Henry I of Navarre, King of Navarre (1270 - 1274)
• Norway - Magnus VI of Norway, King of Norway (1263 - 1280)
• Poland - Boleslaus V, High Duke of Poland (1243 - 1279)
• Portugal - Alfonso III, King of Portugal (1249 - 1279)
• Scotland - Alexander III of Scotland, King of Scotland (1249 - 1286)
• Sweden - Valdemar I, King of Sweden (1250-1275)

Middle East and North Africa

• Armenia - Leo III of Armenia, King of Armenia (1270 - 1289)
• Cyprus - Hugh III, King of Cyprus (1268-1284)
• Egypt - Baibars, Sultan of Egypt (1260-1277)
• Ilkhanate - Abaqa, Il Khan of Persia (1265-1281)