List of state leaders in 540
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Africa
- Aksumitisches Empire King Ella Asbeha (ca. 520 -ca 540 ).
- King: Alla Amida (ca. 540 -ca 545 ).
America
- Maya Palenque King: K'an Joy Chitam ( 529-565 )
- King: Wak Chan K'awiil ( 537-562 )
Asia
- Bagan King: Thinlipaik ( 523-547 )
- China Emperor Liang Wu Di ( 502-549 )
- Eastern Wei Xiao Jing Di ( 534-550 )
- Western Wei: Wei Wen Di ( 535-551 )
- Iberia ( Kartli ) King: Bakur II ( 534-547 )
- India Gupta Empire King: Kumaragupta III. Kramaditya ( 532-550 )
- King Hari Varman ( 538-550 )
- King: Buddha Varman ( 520-540 )
- King: Kumaravisnu III. ( 540-550 )
- Japan Kaiser: Kimmei ( 539-571 )
- King: Tosolchi Wang ( 532-562 )
- King: Anwon ( 531-545 )
- King: Beopheung ( 514-540 )
- King: Jinheung ( 540-576 )
- Lachmidenreich King: Mundhir III. ( 505-554 )
- Sassanid Empire Shah ( United Kingdom ): Khosrow I ( 531-579 )
Europe
- England ( Heptarchy ) Essex King: Aescwine (ca. 527 -ca 587 ).
- King: Eormenric of Kent ( 522/539-560/585 )
- King: Cissa of Sussex ( 500 - 550 )
- King: Cynric ( 534-560 )
- Lombard King: Wacho ( 510-540 )
- King: Walthari ( 540-546 )
- Frankish Empire Part of the Kingdom Paris king Childebert I ( 511-558 )
- Empire of Metz King: Theudebert I ( 533-548 )
- Kingdom of Soissons king Chlothar I ( 511-558 )
- Ostrogothic King: Witichis ( 536-540 )
- King: Hildebad ( 540-541 )
- Eastern Roman Empire Emperor: Justinian I (527-565 ) Consul: Justin (540 )
- Scotland Dalriada King: Erc ( 538-558 )
- Wales Gwynedd King: Hir ap Cadwallon Maelgwn (ca. 520 -ca 549 ).
- Visigothic kingdom King: Theudis ( 531-548 )
Religious leaders
- Pope Vigilius ( 537-555 )
- Patriarch of Constantinople Opel: Mennas ( 536-552 )
- 540
- List ( state leaders by year )