Middle East and North Africa
- Morocco – Ismail, Sultan of Morocco (1684–1727)
- Oman - Sultan II bin Saif, Imam of Oman (1711–1719)
- Persia - Sultan Husayn, Shah of Persia (1694–1722)
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