Middle East and North Africa
- Algeria –
- Mohammed Ben Bekir, Dey of Algiers (1748–1754)
- Baba Ali Bou-Seba, Dey of Algiers (1754–1766)
- Morocco – Abdallah IV, Sultan of Morocco (1745–1757)
- Tunis – Ali, Bey of Tunis (1735–1756)
- Persia – Shahrukh Afshar (1748–1760)
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