Africa
- Ashanti Confederacy - Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
- Buganda - Suna II, King of Buganda (1836–1856)
- Bunyoro - Nyabongo II, Omukama of Bunyoro (1835–1848)
- Burundi - Ntare IV Rugamba, King of Burundi (1796–1852)
- Dahomey - Gézo, King of Dahomey (1818–1856)
- Rwanda - Mutara II Rwogera, King of Rwanda (1830–1853)
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Caliph - Abu Bakr Atiku, Sokoto Caliph (1837–1842)
- Grand Vizier - Gidago dan Laima, Sokoto Grand Vizier (1817–1842)
- Zulu -
- Dingane kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1828–1840)
- Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)
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