Asia
- Afghanistan - Mahmud Shah, King of Afghanistan (1809–1818)
- China (Qing Dynasty) - Jiaqing, Emperor of China (1796–1820)
- Japan
- Monarch -
- Kokaku, Emperor of Japan (1780–1817)
- Ninko, Emperor of Japan (1817–1846)
- Shogun (Tokugawa) - Tokugawa Ienari, Shogun of Japan (1786–1837)
- Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Kō, King of Ryūkyū (1804–1828)
- Monarch -
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Sunjo, King of Joseon (1800–1834)
- Laos - Anuvong, King of Laos (1803–1828)
- Maldives - Mu'in ad-Din I Muhammad, Sultan of the Maldives (1799–1835)
- Mogul Empire - Mo'in ad-Din Abu'n Nasr Mohammad Akbar Padshah Saheb Qiran-e Sani, Mughal Emperor (1806–1837)
- Nepal -
- King - Rajendra Bikram Shah Deva (12816-1847)
- Regent - Lalit Tripura Sundari (1806–1832)
- Prime Minister - Bhimsen Thapa (1806–1837)
- British Resident - Edward Gardner (1816–1829)
- Persia - Fath Ali Qajar, Shah of Persia (1797–1834)
- Sikh Empire - Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1801–1839)
- Tibet - De-mo sPrul-sku Blo-bzang-thub-bstan-'jigs-med-rgya-mtsho, Regent Dalai Lama of Tibet (1815–1819)
- Thailand - Buddha Loetla, King of Krung Thep (1809–1824)
- Vietnam - Nguyen Phuoc Noan, Emperor of Vietnam (1802–1820)
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