Middle East and North Africa
- Abu Dhabi –
- Al bu Falah clan founds shaikhdom of Abu Dhabi in 1761
- Dhiyab bin Isa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1761–1793)
- Algeria – Baba Ali Bou-Seba, Dey of Algiers (1754–1766)
- Ganja -
- Shah Wardi Khan, Khan of Ganja (1747–1761)
- Muhammad Hasan Khan, Khan of Ganja (1761–1781)
- Imereti - Solomon I, King of Imereti (1752–1766)
- Kuwait - Sabah I bin Jaber, Sheikh of Kuwait (1752–1764)
- Morocco – Mohammed III, Sultan of Morocco (1757–1790)
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