Asia
- Afghanistan (Dependent of the British Empire) - Habibullah Khan, King of Afghanistan (1901–1919)
- China (Qing Dynasty)
- Monarch -
- Guangxu, Emperor of China (1875–1908)
- Xuantong, Emperor of China (1908–1912)
- De facto ruler - Empress Dowager Cixi (1898–1908)
- Regent - Prince Chun (1908–1911)
- Monarch -
- Japan -
- Monarch - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan (1867–1912)
- Prime Minister -
- Saionji Kinmochi, Prime Minister of Japan (1906–1908)
- Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (1908–1911)
- Korea (Korean Empire) - Sunjong, Emperor of Korea (1907–1910)
- Oman (Dependent of the British Empire) - Faisal Bin Turki, Sultan of Oman (1888–1913)
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Famous quotes containing the word asia:
“I have no doubt that they lived pretty much the same sort of life in the Homeric age, for men have always thought more of eating than of fighting; then, as now, their minds ran chiefly on the “hot bread and sweet cakes;” and the fur and lumber trade is an old story to Asia and Europe.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I believe that the fundamental proposition is that we must recognize that the hostilities in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia are all parts of a single world conflict. We must, consequently, recognize that our interests are menaced both in Europe and in the Far East.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else available. Western civilization not only provides a bit of life, a pinch of liberty and the occasional pursuance of happiness, it’s also the only thing that’s ever tried to. Our civilization is the first in history to show even the slightest concern for average, undistinguished, none-too-commendable people like us.”
—P.J. (Patrick Jake)