Asia
- Afghanistan - Hussain Hotaki, Emir of Afghanistan (1725-1738)
- Ahom - Sutanphaa, King of Ahom (1714-1744)
- Bishnupur - Gopal Singh, Raja of Bishnupur (1730–1745)
- China (Qing Dynasty) – Yongzheng, Emperor of China (1723–1735)
- Japan
- Monarch – Nakamikado, Emperor of Japan (1709–1735)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) – Tokugawa Yoshimune, Shogun of Japan (1716–1745)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom – Shō Kei, King of Ryūkyū (1713–1751)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) – Yeongjo, King of Joseon (1724–1776)
- Mughal Empire - Muhammad Shah, Mughal Emperor (1719-1748)
- Bengal - Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Bengal (1729-1739)
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