Asia
- Afghanistan - Shir Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1868–1879)
- Burma -
- Mindon Min, King of Burma (1853–1878)
- Thibaw Min, King of Burma (1878–1885)
- Cambodia - Norodom, King of Cambodia (1860–1904)
- Champasak - Kham Suk, King of Champasak (1863–1900)
- China (Qing Dynasty) - Guangxu, Emperor of China (1875–1908)
- India -
- Monarch - Victoria, Empress of India (1876–1901)
- Viceroy - The Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India (1876–1880)
- Japan - Monarch - Meiji Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1867–1912)
- Okinawa Domain - Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū (1848-11 March 1879)
- Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Gojong, King of Joseon (1864–1907, Emperor after 1897)
- Luang Phrabang - Unkham, King of Luang Phrabang (1868–1895)
- Nepal - Surendra Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1847–1881)
- Oman - Turki bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1871–1888)
- Siam - Chulalongkorn (Rama V), King of Siam (1868–1910)
- Vietnam (Nguyễn Dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam (1847–1883)
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