List of state leaders in the 19th century
;State leaders in the 18th century – State leaders: 1901–1950 – State leaders by year
This is a list of state leaders in the 19th 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 19th 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 –
- Kamerun –
Chad
- Sultanate of Bagirmi –
- Wadai Empire –
- rule of Rabih az-Zubayr
- French Chad, part of French Equatorial Africa –
- Kuba Kingdom –
- Lunda Empire –
- Yeke Kingdom –
- Congo Free State
- Kingdom of Loango –
- French Congo part of French Equatorial Africa –
- Spanish Guinea –
- Kingdom of Orungu –
- French Gabon, part of French Equatorial Africa –
- Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe –
Africa: East
- Kingdom of Burundi –
- Wituland –
- Sultanate of Mombasa –
- East Africa Protectorate –
- Kingdom of Rwanda –
- Sultanate of Zanzibar –
- German East Africa –
- Ankole –
- Buganda –
- Bunyoro –
- Uganda Protectorate –
- French Somaliland –
- Italian Eritrea –
- Ethiopian Empire –
- Sultanate of Aussa –
- Kingdom of Garo –
- Kingdom of Gomma –
- Kingdom of Gumma –
- Kingdom of Jimma –
- Kingdom of Kaffa –
- Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea –
- Welayta –
- Sultanate of Hobyo –
- Majeerteen Sultanate –
- Warsangali Sultanate –
- Italian Somaliland part of Italian East Africa –
- British Somaliland –
- Sultanate of Mwali –
- Sultanate of Ndzuwani –
- French Comoros –
- Merina Kingdom
- Malagasy Protectorate –
- French Madagascar –
- Isle de France –
- British Mauritius –
- Colony of Seychelles
Africa: Northcentral
- Karamanli dynasty of Ottoman Tripolitania –
- Beylik of Tunis
- French protectorate of Tunisia –
Africa: Northeast
- Khedivate of Egypt
- Sultanate of Darfur –
- Hamaj Regency of Sennar
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan –
Africa: Northwest
- Ottoman Algeria –
- French Algeria –
- Morocco: Alaouite dynasty –
- Spanish Sahara, –
Africa: South
- Bechuanaland Protectorate –
- Kingdom of Lesotho
- Basutoland –
- Ngoni –
- British Central Africa Protectorate –
- Gaza Empire –
- Portuguese Mozambique –
- Gciriku –
- German South West Africa –
- Mthethwa Paramountcy –
- Basutoland, British colony –
- Bechuanaland Protectorate, British protectorate –
- Nieuwe Republiek –
- Orange Free State –
- Zulu Kingdom –
- Cape Colony –
- British Central Africa Protectorate –
- Colony of Natal –
- South African Republic –
- Transvaal Colony –
- Kingdom of Swaziland
- Ngoni –
- Kazembe –
- Barotseland –
- Mthwakazi –
- Company rule in Rhodesia by the British South Africa Company –
- Rozwi Empire –
Africa: West
- Benin Empire –
- Dahomey –
- Ketu –
- Mossi Kingdom of Bilayanga –
- Mossi Kingdom of Bongandini –
- Mossi Kingdom of Con –
- Mossi Kingdom of Gurunsi –
- Mossi Kingdom of Gwiriko –
- Mossi Kingdom of Kuala –
- Mossi Kingdom of Liptako –
- Mossi Kingdom of Macakoali –
- Mossi Kingdom of Nungu –
- Mossi Kingdom of Pama –
- Mossi Kingdom of Piéla –
- Mossi Kingdom of Tenkodogo –
- Mossi Kingdom of Wogodogo –
- Mossi Kingdom of Yatenga –
- Portuguese Cape Verde –
- Gambia Colony and Protectorate –
- Kingdom of Ashanti –
- Fante Confederacy –
- Gold Coast –
- Imamate of Futa Jallon –
- Wassoulou Empire –
- French Guinea part of French West Africa –
- Kaabu –
- Portuguese Guinea –
- Gyaaman –
- French Ivory Coast part of French West Africa –
- Colony of Liberia
- Liberia –
- Bamana Empire –
- Kaarta –
- Toucouleur Empire
- Kénédougou Kingdom –
- Massina Empire –
- French Sudan part of French West Africa –
Niger
- Sultanate of Damagaram –
- Dendi Kingdom –
- Akwa Akpa –
- Bornu Empire
- Borno Emirate / Empire
- Oyo Empire –
- Sultanate of Kano –
- Kano Emirate
- Kingdom of Nri –
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Yauri Emirate –
- Aro Confederacy
- Lagos Colony –
- Northern Nigeria Protectorate –
- Southern Nigeria Protectorate –
- Niger Coast Protectorate
- Jolof / Wolof Empire –
- Cayor –
- Imamate of Futa Toro –
- Saloum –
- Kingdom of Sine –
- French Senegal
- French West Africa –
- Kingdom of Koya –
- Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, British colony –
- German Togoland –
Americas
Americas: Caribbean
Greater Antilles: Hispaniola- Dominican Republic –
- Republic of Haiti –
Americas: Central
- Costa Rica –
- El Salvador –
- Guatemala –
- Honduras –
- Nicaragua –
Americas: North
- First Mexican Empire –
- Provisional Government of Mexico –
- First Mexican Republic –
- Centralist Republic of Mexico –
- Second Federal Republic of Mexico –
- Second Mexican Empire –
- Mexico –
- Confederate States of America –
- State of Muskogee –
- United States –
Americas: South
- Argentina –
- Bolivia –
- Brazil –
- Chile –
- Republic of Colombia –
- Ecuador –
- Paraguay –
- Peru –
- Uruguay –
- Venezuela –
Asia
Asia: Central
Kazakhstan- Kazakh Khanate –
- Junior zhuz –
- Bukey Horde –
- Middle zhuz –
- Tibet under Qing rule –
- Khanate of Kokand –
- Khanate of Khiva –
- Emirate of Bukhara –
- Russian Turkestan –
Asia: East
- Qing dynasty –
- Republic of Formosa –
- Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
- Empire of Japan
- Ryukyu Kingdom: Second Shō Dynasty –
- Joseon –
- Korean Empire –
Asia: Southeast
- Bruneian Empire –
- Protectorate of Brunei –
- Kingdom of Cambodia: Middle Period –
- French Protectorate of Cambodia –
- Banten Sultanate –
- Cirebon, Keraton Kasepuhan –
- Cirebon, Kraton Kanoman –
- Cirebon, Panembahan line –
- Bangkalan –
- Sumenep –
- Pamekasan –
- Surakarta Sunanate –
- Yogyakarta Sultanate –
- Mangkunegaran –
- Kalibawang –
- Nangulan –
- Pakualaman –
- Pagaruyung Kingdom –
- Aceh Sultanate –
- Johor Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Deli –
- Sultanate of Langkat –
- Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura –
- Sultanate of Serdang –
- Riau-Lingga Sultanate
- Jambi Sultanate –
- :Ratu Seri Ingalaga, Sultan
- :Agung Seri Ingalaga, Sultan
- :Muhammad Fakhruddin, Sultan
- :Abdul Rahman Nazaruddin, Sultan
- :Thaha Safiuddin, Sultan
- :Ahmad Nazaruddin, Sultan
- :Muhammad Muhieddin, Sultan
- :Ahmad Zainul Abidin, Sultan
- Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Banjar –
- Sultanate of Sambas –
- Lanfang Republic –
- Sultanate of Bulungan –
- Pontianak Sultanate –
- Sultanate of Gowa –
- Luwu –
- Kingdom of Larantuka –
- Bima Sultanate –
- Amanatun –
- Amarasi –
- Amabi –
- Sonbai Besar –
- Sonbai Kecil –
- Amanuban –
- Sultanate of Bacan –
- Sultanate of Jailolo –
- Sultanate of Tidore –
- Sultanate of Ternate –
- Kingdom of Vientiane –
- Muang Phuan –
- Kingdom of Champasak –
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang –
- French Protectorate of Luang Phrabang –
- Kedah Sultanate –
- Kelantan Sultanate: Patani dynasty –
- Perak Sultanate: Siak dynasty –
- Terengganu Sultanate –
- Selangor Sultanate –
- Negeri Sembilan –
- Perlis –
- Federated Malay States –
- Unfederated Malay States –
- Straits Settlements –
- Kingdom of Sarawak –
- Crown Colony of Labuan –
- North Borneo –
- Konbaung dynasty –
- British Burma, part of the British Raj –
- Sultanate of Sulu –
- Sultanate of Maguindanao –
- Spanish East Indies, part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines –
- Tagalog Republic Nation –
- Republic of Biak-na-Bato –
- Dictatorial Government of the Philippines –
- Republic of Negros –
- Republic of Zamboanga –
- Revolutionary Government of the Philippines –
- First Philippine Republic
- Colony of Singapore –
- Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam –
- Kingdom of Chiang Mai –
- Portuguese Timor –
- Champa –
- Tây Sơn dynasty –
- Nguyễn dynasty –
- French Indochina –
Asia: South
- Durrani Empire –
- Emirate of Afghanistan: Barakzai dynasty –
- Nawabs of Bengal –
- Mallabhum –
- Jaintia Kingdom
- Twipra Kingdom
- Tripura
- Bhutan –
- British East India Company rule in India
- British Raj
- Sultanate of the Maldives: Huraa Dynasty –
- Kingdom of Nepal
- Sikh Empire
- Kingdom of Kandy –
- British Ceylon –
Asia: West
- Bahrain –
- British Cyprus –
- Sublime State of Persia –
- Sheikhdom of Kuwait –
- Oman –
- Qatar –
- Emirate of Diriyah –
- Emirate of Nejd –
- Emirate of Jabal Shammar –
- Ottoman Empire
- Emirate of Abu Dhabi –
- Emirate of Dubai –
- Emirate of Sharjah –
- Emirate of Ajman –
- Umm Al Quwain –
- Emirate of Fujairah –
- Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah –
- Kathiri State of Seiyun –
- Yemeni Zaidi State –
- Lower Yafa –
- Upper Yafa –
- Sultanate of Lahej –
- Mahra Sultanate –
Europe
Europe: Balkans
Bulgaria- Principality of Bulgaria –
- First Hellenic Republic –
- Kingdom of Greece
- Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro –
- Principality of Montenegro
- Revolutionary Serbia –
- Principality of Serbia
- Kingdom of Serbia
Europe: British Isles
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Europe: Central
- Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany –
- German Empire
- Electorate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia –
- Archduchy/ Austrian Empire –
- Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary –
- Switzerland –
''Small central states''
- Prince-Bishopric of Brixen –
- Prince-Bishopric of Chur –
- Liechtenstein –
- Duchy of Teschen –
- Prince-Bishopric of Trent –
- Electorate/ Kingdom of Bavaria –
- Berchtesgaden Prince-Provostry –
- Prince-Bishopric of Freising –
- Imperial County of Ortenburg –
- Pappenheim –
- Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg –
Franconian
- Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg –
- Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg –
- Electorate of Cologne –
- Elector-Bishopric of Mainz –
- Electoral Palatinate –
- Elector-Bishopric of Trier –
- Bentheim-Bentheim –
- Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda –
- Essen Abbey –
- Herford Abbey –
- Prince-Bishopric of Münster –
- Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück –
- Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn –
- Wied-Neuwied –
- Wied-Runkel –
- Prince-Bishopric of Basel –
- Princely Abbey of Fulda –
- Hesse-Darmstadt –
- Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine –
- Hesse-Homburg –
- Hesse-Kassel –
- Electorate of Hesse –
- Hesse-Philippsthal –
- Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld –
- Hesse-Rotenburg –
- Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen –
- Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen –
- Principality of Leiningen –
- Solms-Braunfels –
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer –
- Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont –
- Prince-Bishopric of Worms –
- Electorate/ Kingdom of Saxony –
- Bremen-Verden –
- Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel/ Principality of Wolfenbüttel –
- Duchy of Brunswick –
- Electorate/ Kingdom of Hanover –
- Free City of Hamburg –
- Duchy of Holstein-Oldenburg –
- Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim –
- Prince-bishopric of Lübeck –
- Free City of Lübeck –
- Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin –
- Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz –
- Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld –
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha –
- Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg –
- Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Hildburghausen –
- Saxe-Meiningen –
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach –
- Anhalt-Bernburg –
- Anhalt-Köthen –
- Anhalt-Dessau –
- Duchy of Anhalt –
- Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg –
- Margraviate/ Electorate of Baden –
- Grand Duchy of Baden –
- Breisgau –
- Prince-Bishopric of Constance –
- Prince-Provostry of Ellwangen –
- Princely Abbey of Kempten –
- Königsegg-Aulendorf –
- Königsegg-Rothenfels –
- Stadion-Thannhausen –
- Stadion-Warthausen –
- Duchy/ Electorate of Württemberg –
- Kingdom of Württemberg –
Europe: East
- Kingdom of Romania
- Russian Empire
Europe: Nordic
- Denmark–Norway –
- Denmark
- Kingdom of Norway –
- Union between Sweden and Norway
- Gustavian era Sweden –
Europe: Southcentral
- Kingdom of Italy
- Kingdom of Naples –
- Papal States –
- Duchy of Parma –
- San Marino
- Kingdom of Sardinia, Duchy of Savoy –
- Kingdom of Sicily –
- Grand Duchy of Tuscany –
Europe: Southwest
- Andorra
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Bourbon Spain –
- Napoleonic Spain
- Kingdom of Spain
- First Spanish Republic
- Bourbon Restoration of Spain
Europe: West
- Belgium
- French First Republic –
- First French Empire –
- Bourbon Restoration of France
- July Monarchy of France
- French Second Republic
- Second French Empire
- French Third Republic
- Luxembourg
- Monaco –
- Batavian Republic –
- Kingdom of Holland
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
Eurasia: Caucasus
- Principality of Abkhazia –
- Principality of Abkhazia –
Oceania
- Kingdom of Tahiti –
- Kingdom of Tonga
- Pitcairn Island –