Asia
- Afghanistan - Dost Mohammad Khan, King of Afghanistan (1843–1863)
- China
- Qing Dynasty
- - Xianfeng, Emperor of China (1850–1861)
- - Tongzhi, Emperor of China (1861–1875)
- Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping - Hong Xiuquan, King of Heaven (1851–1864)
- Qing Dynasty
- Japan
- Monarch - Kōmei, Emperor of Japan (1846–1867)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Iemochi, Shogun of Japan (1858–1866)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū (1848-11 March 1879)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Cheoljong, King of Joseon (1849–1864)
- Oman - Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1856–1866)
- Vietnam (Nguyễn Dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam (1847–1883)
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