Asia
- Ahmadnagar Sultanate -
- Murtaza Nizam Shah I, Sultan of Ahmadnagar (1565-1588)
- Miran Hussain, Sultan of Ahmadnagar (1588-1589)
- Khanate of Khiva - Abdullah Khan II (1577–1598)
- China (Ming Dynasty) - Wanli Emperor of China (1573–1620)
- Đại Việt - Lê Thế Tông (1573–1599)
- Đàng Ngoài - Trịnh Tùng, Trịnh Lord (1570–1623)
- Đàng Trong - Nguyễn Hoàng, Nguyễn Lord (1558–1613)
- Jaisalmer - Rawal Bhim Singh Bhatti (1578 to 1624)
- Japan (Sengoku period)
- Monarch - Emperor Go-Yōzei (1586–1611)
- Regent (Kampaku) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sesshō and Kampaku (1585–1598)
- Sultante of Khandesh - Raja Ali Khan, Sultan of Khandesh (1576-1597)
- Khanate of Khiva - Haji Muhammad I (1558–1602)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo (1567–1608)
- Mughal Empire - Akbar (1556–1605)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Nei (1587–1620)
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