Asia
- Akkalkot - Fatehsinh I Raje Bhonsle, ruled 1707-1760
- Aundh - Parusharam Trimbak, Raja (1697–1718)
- Banganapalle - Faiz Ali Khan, Nawab of Baganapalle (1689–1759)
- Bengal - Murshid Quli Khan, Nawab of Bengal (1717–1727)
- Brunei - Hussin Kamaluddin, Sultan of Brunei (1705–1730)
- Bundi - Rao Raja Budh Singh, Raja (1696–1735)
- China (Qing Dynasty) – Kangxi, Emperor of China (1662–1722)
- Japan
- Monarch – Nakamikado, Emperor of Japan (1709–1735)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) – Tokugawa Yoshimune, Shogun of Japan (1716–1745)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom – Shō Kei, King of Ryūkyū (1713–1751)
- Kokand – Shahrukh Biy, Khan of Kokand (1709–1721)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) – Sukjong, King of Joseon (1674–1720)
- Mughal Empire - Farrukhsiyar, Mughal Emperor (1713–1719)
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