Asia
- Ahom Kingdom - Suhungmung(1497–1539)
- Sultanate of Bengal - Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah (1533–1538)
- China (Ming Dynasty) - Jiajing Emperor (1521–1567)
- Jaffna Kingdom - Cankili I (1519–1561)
- Japan (Sengoku period)
- Monarch - Emperor Go-Nara (1526–1557)
- Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiharu (1521–1546)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Jungjong (1506–1544)
- Sultanate of Maguindanao - Sharif Kabungsuwan (1520–1543)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Sei (1527–1555)
- Sulu Sultanate - Muizzul-Mutawadi-in (1527–1548)
- Tibet - Ngawang Tashi Drakpa, King of Tibet (1499-1564)
- Vijayanagar Empire - Achyuta Deva Raya (1529–1542)
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