List of state leaders in 1788

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1788.

Africa

Akwa Akpa – Ekpenyong Offiong Okoho, King of Akwa Akpa (1786–1805)
Ashanti Confederacy – Osei Kwame Panyin, Asantehene (1777–1803)
Cayor –
Kingdom of Dahomey – Kpengla (1774–1789)
Sultanate of Darfur – Abd al-Rahman (1785–1801)
Ethiopian Empire –
- Iyasu III (1784–1788)
- Atse Iyasus (Pretender, 1787–1788)
- Atse Baeda Maryam (Pretender, 1787–1788)
- Tekle Haymanot of Gondar (Pretender, 1788–1789)
- Tekle Giyorgis I (second reign, 1788–1789)
Imamate of Futa Toro – Abdul Kaader, Almami of Futa Toro (1776–1807)
Kingdom of Koya – Nembanga (1775–1793)
Kingdom of Loango -
- Nganga Mvumbi (c. 1787 - c. 1801)^[1]
Madagascar – Andrianampoinimerina, King of Merina 1787–1810
Sultanate of Morocco – Mohammed III (1757–1790)
Zulu – Senzangakona, King of the Zulu (1781–1816)

Americas

United States – President of the Continental Congress:
- Cyrus Griffin, 22 January 1788 to 4 March 1789
Vermont Republic – Thomas Chittenden, Governor of Vermont (13 March 1778 – 13 October 1789)

Asia

Abu Dhabi – Dhiyab bin Isa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1761–1793)
Aceh Sultanate – Alauddin Muhammad Syah, Sultan of Aceh (1781–1795)
Ahom kingdom – Suhitpangphaa (1780–1795)
Alirajpur State – Pratap Singh I (1765–1818)
Brunei – Omar Ali Saifuddin I, Sultan of Brunei (1740–1795)
Burma – Bodawpaya (1782–1819)
Kingdom of Cambodia – Ang Eng (1779–1796)
China (Qing dynasty) – Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)
Durrani Empire – Timur Shah (1772–1793)
Jaipur – Pratap Singh (1778–1803)^[2]
Empire of Japan
- Monarch – Kōkaku (1780–1817)
- Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Ienari (1786–1837)
- Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Boku (1752–1795)
Joseon (Korea) – Jeongjo (1776–1800)
Manipur – Ching-Thang Khomba (1748–1799)
Mughal Empire – Shah Alam II (1759–1806)
Kingdom of Mysore – Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1776–1796)
Kingdom of Nepal – Rana Bahadur Shah (1777–1799), Maharajadhiraja of Nepal
Pontianak Sultanate – Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie (1771–1808)
Quba Khanate – Fatali Khan (1758–1789)
Rajpipla State - Ajabsinhji (1786-1793)
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) – Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (1782–1809)
Twipra Kingdom – Rajdhar Manikya (1763–1804)
Đại Việt
- Lê Chiêu Thống (Later Lê dynasty) (1786–1788)
- Nguyễn Nhạc (Tây Sơn dynasty) (1778–1793)
- Nguyễn Huệ (Tây Sơn dynasty) (1788–1792)

Australia and Oceania

Colony of New South Wales
- Monarch – George III, King of Great Britain (1760–1801)
- Governor – Captain Arthur Phillip (1788–1792)

Europe

Principality of Abkhazia – Kelesh Begi (1747–1806)
Andorra – Co-princes:
- Josep de Boltas, Bishop of Urgell (1785–1795)
- Louis XVI of France (1774–1792)
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
- Monarch – Christian VII (1766–1808)
- Minister of State – Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1784–1797)
Kingdom of France – Louis XVI (1774–1792)
Genoa – Raffaele De Ferrari Rodino, Doge of Genoa (1787–1789)
Kingdom of Great Britain –
- Monarch – George III (1760–1820)
- Prime Minister – William Pitt the Younger (1783–1801, 1804–1806)
Holy Roman Empire – Joseph II (1765–1790)
- Bavaria and the Electorate of the Palatinate – Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine (1742–1799) and Elector of Bavaria (1777–1799)
- Kingdom of Bohemia – Joseph II (1780–1790)
- Electorate of Brandenburg – Frederick William II (1786–1797)
- Electorate of Cologne – Maximilian Francis of Austria, Archbishop of Cologne (1784–1801)
- Electorate of Hanover – George III (1760–1814/1820)
- Electorate of Mainz – Friedrich Karl Josef von Erthal, Archbishop of Mainz (1774–1802)
- Electorate of Saxony – Frederick Augustus III (1763–1806/1827)
- Electorate of Trier – Clement Wenceslaus of Saxony, Archbishop of Trier (1768–1802)
Kingdom of Hungary – Joseph II (1780–1790)
Kingdom of Ireland – George III (1760–1820)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire – Abdülhamit I (1774–1789)
- Grand Vizier – Koca Yusuf Pasha (1786–1789)
Duchy of Modena – Ercole III d'Este (1780–1796)
Kingdom of Naples – Ferdinand IV (1759–1799) also King of Sicily
Papal States – Pope Pius VI (1775–1799)
Duchy of Parma – Ferdinand (1765–1802)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Stanisław August Poniatowski (1764–1795)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – Maria I (1777–1816)
Kingdom of Prussia – Frederick William II (1786–1797)
Russian Empire – Catherine II, Tsaritsa of Russia (1762–1796)
Kingdom of Sardinia – Victor Amadeus III (1771–1796)
Kingdom of Sicily – Ferdinand III (1759–1825) also King of Naples
Sovereign and Military Order of the Knights of St. John Hospitaller of Malta – Jean-Emmanuel-Marie-des-Neiges, Prince de Rohan-Polduc, Grand Master (1775–1797)
Kingdom of Spain –
1. Charles III (1759–1788)
2. Charles IV (1788–1808)
Kingdom of Sweden – Gustav III (1771–1792)
Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Peter Leopold (1765–1790)
United Provinces –
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder – William V, Prince of Orange, Stadholder of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1751–1795)
  - Holland – Grand Pensionary Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel of Holland (1787–1795)
Republic of Venice – Paolo Rainiero, Doge of Venice (1779–1789)

References

^ John K. Thornton. A History of West Central Africa to 1850. Cambridge University Press, 2020, p. 345
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] John K. Thornton. A History of West Central Africa to 1850. Cambridge University Press, 2020, p. 345

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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