Middle East and North Africa
- Algeria – Baba Ali Bou-Seba, Dey of Algiers (1754–1766)
- Baban - Sulaiman Pasha, ruler of Baban (1754–1765)
- Morocco – Abdallah IV, Sultan of Morocco (1745–1757)
- Tunis – Ali, Bey of Tunis (1735–1756)
- Persia – Shahrukh Afshar (1748–1760)
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