Asia
- Aceh - Sulaiman Syah (1838–1857)
- Afghanistan - Dost Mohammad Khan, King of Afghanistan (1843–1863)
- Brunei - Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei (1829–1852)
- China (Qing Dynasty) - Daoguang, Emperor of China (1821–1850)
- Japan
- Monarch - Kōmei, Emperor of Japan (1846–1867)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Ieyoshi, Shogun of Japan (1837–1853)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū (1848-11 March 1879)
- Johor - Sultan Ali of Johor, Sultan of Johor (1835–1855)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Heonjong, King of Joseon (1834–1849)
- Khiva - Abu al-Ghazi Muhammad Amin Bahadur, Khan of Khiva (1846–1855)
- Sikh Empire - Dalip Singh Sukerchakia (1843–1849)
- Vietnam (Nguyễn Dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam (1847–1883)
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