List of state leaders in 1168

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1168.

Africa

• Almohad Caliphate – Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1163–1184)

Asia

• China (Jin/Jurchen dynasty) - Emperor Shizong (1161–1189)
• China (Southern Song dynasty) - Emperor Xiaozong (1162–1189)
• Japan (Heian period)
  • Monarch -
    1. Emperor Rokujō (1165–1168)
    2. Emperor Takakura (1168–1180)
  • Regent (Sesshō) - Fujiwara no Motofusa, Sesshō (1166–1173); Kampaku (1173–1179)
  • de facto - Taira no Kiyomori (1159–1181)
• Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao) - Empress Chengtianhou (1164–1178)
• Korea (Goryeo Kingdom) – Euijong (1146–1170)
• Western Xia – Emperor Renzong (1139–1193)
• Sultanate of Rûm – Kilij Arslan II (1156–1192)

Europe

• Duchy of Aquitaine – Eleanor (1137–1204)
• Kingdom of Aragon – Alfonso II (1162–1196)
• Kingdom of Castile – Alfonso VIII (1158–1214)
• Kingdom of England – Henry II (1154–1189)
• Kingdom of France – Louis VII (1137–1180)
• Holy Roman Empire – Frederick I Barbarossa - (1155–1190), King of Germany from 1152
  • Duchy of Bavaria – Henry XII the Lion (1156–1180)
  • County of Holland – Floris III (1157–1190)
  • Duchy of Saxony – Henry III the Lion (1142–1180)
  • Duchy of Swabia – Frederick V (1167–1170)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Stephen III (1163–1172)
• Ireland - Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, High King of Ireland, 1151–1186
• Kingdom of Navarre – Sancho VI the Wise (1150–1194)
• Kingdom of Portugal – Afonso I (1139–1185)
• Kingdom of Scotland – William the Lion (1165–1214)
• Serbian Grand Principality – Stefan Nemanja (1168–1196)
• Kingdom of Sicily – William II (1166–1189)
• Wales (List of rulers of Wales)
  • Kingdom of Gwynedd – Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (1137–1170)
  • Deheubarth - Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth (1155–1197)