Asia
- China -
- Manchu Qing Dynasty conquers China from Ming Dynasty; Ming remnants flee southwards and set up fledgeling Southern Ming regimes
- Ming Dynasty -
- Chongzhen, Emperor of Ming China (1627–1644)
- (Southern Ming) - Prince of Fu, Emperor of Southern Ming (1644–1645)
- Shun Dynasty - Li Zicheng (1644)
- Qing Dynasty - Shunzhi, Emperor of Qing China (1644–1661)
- Japan -
- Monarch - Go-Komyo, Emperor of Japan (1643–1654)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Iemitsu, Shogun of Japan (1623–1651)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Ken, King of Ryūkyū (1640–1647)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Injo, King of Joseon (1623–1649)
- Mughul Empire - Shah Jahan, Emperor of the Mughal Empire (1627–1657)
- Sikkim - Phuntsog Namgyal, King of Sikkim (1642–1670)
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