List of state leaders in the 18th century
;State leaders in the 17th century – State leaders in the 19th century – State leaders by year
This is a list of state leaders in the 18th century AD, such as the heads of state and heads of government.
These polities are generally sovereign states, but excludes minor dependent territories, whose leaders can be found listed under territorial governors in the 18th century. For completeness, these lists can include colonies, protectorates, or other dependent territories that have since gained sovereignty.
Africa
Africa: Central
Angola- Kingdom of Kongo –
- Kingdom of Matamba –
- Portuguese Angola –
- Kingdom of Bamum –
Chad
- Sultanate of Bagirmi –
- Wadai Empire –
- Kuba Kingdom –
- Lunda Empire –
- Kingdom of Loango –
- Spanish Guinea –
- Kingdom of Orungu –
- Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe –
Africa: East
- Kingdom of Burundi –
- Sultanate of Mombasa –
- Kingdom of Rwanda –
- Ankole –
- Buganda –
- Bunyoro –
- Ethiopian Empire –
- Sultanate of Aussa –
- Kingdom of Garo –
- Kingdom of Gomma –
- Kingdom of Gumma –
- Kingdom of Jimma –
- Kingdom of Kaffa –
- Ennarea –
- Welayta –
- Warsangali Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Ndzuwani –
- Merina Kingdom –
- Isle de France –
Africa: Northcentral
- Karamanli dynasty of Ottoman Tripolitania –
- Eyalet of Tunis –
- Beylik of Tunis –
Africa: Northeast
Sudan
- Sultanate of Darfur –
- Funj Sultanate of Sennar –
- Hamaj Regency of Sennar
Africa: Northwest
- Regency of Algiers –
- Morocco: Alaouite dynasty –
Africa: South
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
- Portuguese Mozambique –
- Gciriku –
- Zulu Kingdom –
- Dutch Cape Colony –
- Cape Colony –
- Kingdom of Swaziland
- Kazembe –
Africa: West
Benin- Benin Empire –
- Ketu –
- Dahomey –
- Mossi Kingdom of Gwiriko –
- Mossi Kingdom of Liptako –
- Mossi Kingdom of Nungu –
- Mossi Kingdom of Wogodogo –
- Mossi Kingdom of Yatenga –
- Portuguese Cape Verde –
Ghana
- Kingdom of Ashanti –
- Imamate of Futa Jallon –
- Portuguese Guinea –
- Gyaaman –
- Kong Empire –
Mali
- Bamana Empire –
Niger
- Sultanate of Damagaram –
- Dendi Kingdom –
- Akwa Akpa –
- Bornu Empire : Sayfawa dynasty
- Oyo Empire –
- Sultanate of Kano –
- Kingdom of Nri –
- Yauri Emirate –
- Jolof / Wolof Empire –
- Cayor –
- Imamate of Futa Toro –
- Kingdom of Koya –
Americas
Americas: North
- United States
- Presidents of the Second Continental Congress
- Presidents under the Articles of Confederation
- Presidents under the Constitution –
Asia
Asia: Central
Kazakhstan- Dzungar Khanate –
- Kazakh Khanate –
- Junior zhuz –
- Middle zhuz –
- Yarkent Khanate, Western Moghulistan –
- Khoshut Khanate of Tibet
- Tibet under Qing rule –
- Khanate of Bukhara –
- Emirate of Bukhara –
- Khanate of Kokand –
- Khanate of Khiva –
- Kalmyk Khanate –
Asia: East
- Qing dynasty –
- Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
- Ryukyu Kingdom: Second Shō Dynasty –
- Joseon –
Asia: Southeast
- Bruneian Empire –
- Kingdom of Cambodia: Middle Period –
- Blambangan Kingdom –
- Pasuruan –
- Banten Sultanate –
- Cirebon, Keraton Kasepuhan –
- Cirebon, Kraton Kanoman –
- Cirebon, Panembahan line –
- Cirebon, Panembahan line –
- Bangkalan –
- Sumenep –
- Pamekasan –
- Mataram Sultanate –
- Surakarta Sunanate –
- Yogyakarta Sultanate –
- Mangkunegaran –
- Aceh Sultanate –
- Johor Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Deli –
- Sultanate of Langkat –
- Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura –
- Sultanate of Serdang –
- Riau-Lingga Sultanate
- Jambi Sultanate –
- :Sultan Sri Maharaja Batu, Sultan
- :Ahmad Zainuddin/ Anom Sri Ingalaga, Sultan
- :Ratu Seri Ingalaga, Sultan
- Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Banjar –
- Sultanate of Sambas –
- Lanfang Republic –
- Bulungan –
- Pontianak Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Gowa –
- Luwu –
- Kingdom of Larantuka –
- Bima Sultanate –
- Wehali –
- Amanatun –
- Amarasi –
- Amabi –
- Sonbai Besar –
- Sonbai Kecil –
- Amanuban –
- Sultanate of Bacan –
- Sultanate of Jailolo –
- Sultanate of Tidore –
- Sultanate of Ternate –
- Lan Xang –
- Kingdom of Vientiane –
- Muang Phuan –
- Kingdom of Champasak –
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang –
- Kedah Sultanate –
- Kelantan Sultanate –
- Johor Sultanate –
- Perak Sultanate: Siak dynasty –
- Terengganu Sultanate –
- Selangor Sultanate –
- Negeri Sembilan –
- Perlis –
- Kingdom of Mrauk U –
- Toungoo dynasty –
- Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom –
- Konbaung dynasty –
- Sultanate of Sulu –
- Sultanate of Maguindanao –
- Spanish East Indies, part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines –
- Lan Na: Burmese rule –
- Ayutthaya Kingdom: Ban Phlu Luang dynasty –
- Thonburi Kingdom –
- Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam –
- Lampang –
- Portuguese Timor –
- Champa –
- Revival Lê dynasty –
- Nguyễn lords –
- Trịnh lords –
- Tây Sơn dynasty –
Asia: South
- Hotak dynasty –
- Durrani Empire –
- Nawabs of Bengal –
- Mallabhum –
- Bhurshut –
- Jaintia Kingdom
- Twipra Kingdom
- Bhutan –
- British East India Company rule in India
- Sultanate of the Maldives –
- Gorkha Kingdom –
- Kingdom of Nepal
Sri Lanka
- Dutch Ceylon –
- Kingdom of Kandy –
Asia: West
- Bahrain –
Iran
- Persia –
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
- Sheikhdom of Kuwait –
Oman
- Oman –
Saudi Arabia
- Emirate of Diriyah –
Turkey
- Ottoman Empire
- Emirate of Abu Dhabi –
- Emirate of Sharjah –
- Umm Al Quwain –
- Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah –
- Kathiri State of Seiyun –
- Yemeni Zaidi State –
- Lower Yafa –
- Upper Yafa –
- Sultanate of Lahej –
- Mahra Sultanate –
Europe
Europe: Balkans
Montenegro- Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro –
Europe: British Isles
- Kingdom of England –
- Kingdom of Scotland –
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Kingdom of Ireland –
Europe: Central
- Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany
- Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary –
- Duchy of Teschen –
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: Kingdom of Poland –
- Duchy/ Kingdom of Prussia, Electorate of Brandenburg –
''Small central states''
- Archduchy of Austria –
- Prince-Bishopric of Brixen –
- Prince-Bishopric of Chur –
- Principality of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg –
- Principality of Liechtenstein –
- Principality of Orange-Nassau –
- Prince-Bishopric of Trent –
- Electorate of Bavaria –
- Berchtesgaden Prince-Provostry –
- Prince-Bishopric of Freising –
- Imperial County of Ortenburg –
- Pappenheim –
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken –
- Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg –
- Duchy of Brabant –
- Duchy of Luxemburg –
- Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg –
- County of Castell –
- Hohenlohe-Öhringen –
- Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg –
- Elector-Bishopric of Mainz –
- Electoral Palatinate –
- Elector-Bishopric of Trier –
- Bentheim-Bentheim –
- Bentheim-Steinfurt –
- Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda –
- Princely Abbey of Corvey –
- Essen Abbey –
- Herford Abbey –
- Lippe-Weissenfeld –
- Prince-Bishopric of Münster –
- Duchy of Oldenburg –
- Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück –
- Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn –
- Wied-Dierdorf –
- Wied-Neuwied –
- Wied-Runkel –
- Prince-Bishopric of Basel –
- Princely Abbey of Fulda –
- Hesse-Darmstadt –
- Hesse-Homburg –
- Hesse-Kassel –
- Hesse-Philippsthal –
- Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld –
- Hesse-Rotenburg –
- Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels –
- Westerburg-Leiningen-Leiningen –
- Leiningen-Schaumburg –
- Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen –
- Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen –
- Leiningen-Hardenburg –
- Principality of Leiningen –
- Duchy of Lorraine –
- Solms-Braunfels –
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer –
- County of Waldeck and Pyrmont –
- Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont –
- Prince-Bishopric of Worms –
- Electorate of Saxony, Albertine –
- Saxe-Lauenburg –
- Saxe-Zeitz –
- Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt –
- Saxe-Weissenfels –
- Saxe-Merseburg –
- Bremen-Verden –
- Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel/ Principality of Wolfenbüttel –
- Free City of Hamburg –
- Electorate of Hanover –
- Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim –
- Prince-bishopric of Lübeck –
- Free City of Lübeck –
- Principality of Lüneburg –
- Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz –
- Duchy of Oldenburg –
- Anhalt-Zerbst –
- Anhalt-Bernburg –
- Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym –
- Anhalt-Dessau –
- Anhalt-Köthen –
- Electorate of Brandenburg, Duchy/ Kingdom of Prussia –
- Brandenburg-Ansbach –
- Brandenburg-Bayreuth –
- Principality of Reuss-Greiz –
- Saxe-Eisenberg –
- Saxe-Römhild –
- Saxe-Eisenach –
- Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld –
- Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg –
- Saxe-Hildburghausen –
- Saxe-Meiningen –
- Saxe-Weimar –
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach –
- Stolberg-Rossla –
- Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg –
- –
- / Margraviate of Baden –
- Prince-Bishopric of Constance –
- Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen –
- Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen –
- Princely Abbey of Kempten –
- Königsegg-Aulendorf –
- Königsegg-Rothenfels –
- Stadion –
- Stadion-Thannhausen –
- Stadion-Warthausen –
- Weingarten Abbey –
- Duchy of Württemberg –
Europe: East
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: Grand Duchy of Lithuania –
- Tsardom of Russia –
- Russian Empire –
Europe: Nordic
- Denmark–Norway –
Europe: Southcentral
- Papal States –
- San Marino –
- Duchy of Savoy –
- Kingdom of Sardinia –
Europe: Southwest
Andorra- Andorra
- Kingdom of Portugal –
- Bourbon Spain
Europe: West
- Anjou –
- County of Flanders –
- Monaco –
Eurasia: Caucasus
- Principality of Abkhazia –
- Kingdom of Kartli –
Oceania
- Pitcairn Island –
- Uvea –
- Alo –
- Sigave –