List of state leaders in 1854

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1854.

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy – Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
• Kingdom of Buganda – Suna II (1836–1856)
• Bunyoro – Kyebambe IV, Omukama of Bunyoro (1852–1869)
• Kingdom of Burundi – Mwezi IV Gisabo (1852–1908)
• Kingdom of Dahomey – Ghezo (1818–1856)
• Liberia – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, President of Liberia (1848–1856)
• Kingdom of Madagascar – Ranavalona I (1828–1861)
• Mthwakazi - Mzilikazi, King 1823-1868
• Kingdom of Rwanda – Kigeli IV (1853–1895)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph – Ali bin Bello I (1842–1859)
  • Grand Vizier - Abd al-Qadir (1842–1859)
• Zulu – Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)

Asia

• Aceh Sultanate – Sulaiman Syah (1838–1857)
• Emirate of Afghanistan – Dost Mohammad Khan (1843–1863)
• Sultanate of Brunei – Abdul Momin (1852–1885)
• Kingdom of Burma – Mindon Min (1853–1878)
• China
  • Qing dynasty – Xianfeng Emperor (1850–1861)
  • Taiping Heavenly Kingdom – Hong Xiuquan (1851–1864)
• Hyderabad State – Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV, Nizam of Hyderabad (1829–1857)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Kōmei (1846–1867)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Iesada (1853–1858)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom - Shō Tai (1848-11 March 1879)
• Khanate of Khiva – Abu al-Ghazi Muhammad Amin Bahadur (1846–1855)
• Khanate of Kokand – Muhammad Khudayar Khan (1853–1858)
• Joseon (Korea) – Cheoljong (1849–1864)
• Sultanate of the Maldives – Muhammad Imaaduddeen IV (1835–1882)
• Mughal Empire – Bahadur Shah II (1837–1857)
• Shan States
  • Hsamönghkam - Maung Shwe Min, King (1848–1867)
  • Hsenwi - Sao Hseng Naw Hpa, King (1853–1855)
  • Hsihkip - Hkun Ton, King (1851–1862)
  • Hsipaw – Sao Kya Htun, King (1853–1866)
  • Kenghkam - Bodaw Sao Hkam Yi, King (1811–1854)
  • Kengtung - Sao Maha Hkanan, King (1813–1857)
  • Kokang – Yang Guo Hwa, King (1840–1874)
  • Kyawkku Hsiwan - Nga Shwe Yit, Regent (1852–1856)
  • Laihka -
    1. Hkun Lek, King (?-1854)
    2. Shwe Ok Hka, King (1854–1856)
  • Lawksawk - Sao Waing, King (1854–1881)
  • Loi-ai - Kaw Thaw, King (1834–1864)
  • Loilong -
    1. Hkun Na, King (?-1854)
    2. Hkun San Da, King (1854–1856)
  • Loimaw - Maung Shwe Pyi, King (1847–1874)
  • Manglon – Naw Hpa, King (1853–1860)
  • Mawkmai - Ko Lan, King (1844–1867)
  • Mongkung - Hkun Long, King (1835–1860)
  • Mönglong -
    1. Hsö San Hpa, King (1842–1854)
    2. Hsö Kawn Kyawng, King (1854–1856)
  • Möngmit - Hkun Te, King (1851–1858)
  • Mong Nai – Hkun Nu Nom, King (1850–1875)
  • Mongnawng - Heng Awn, King (1851–1866)
  • Mong Pai – Hkun Yon, King (1836–1891)
  • Mong Pan – Maung Shwe Hkam, King (1823–1858)
  • Mong Pawng – Hkun Lek, King (1816–1860)
  • Pangtara - Maung Myat Hpu, King (1851–1857)
  • Samka - Hkun Sun, King (1853–1858)
  • Tawngpeng – Shwe Ok Hka, King (1847–1856)
  • Yawnghwe – Sao Se Hom, King (1852–1858)
• Thailand – Mongkut, King of Siam (1851–1868)
• Đại Nam (Nguyễn dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor (1847–1883)

Europe

• Principality of Abkhazia – Mikhail (1822–1864)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Léopold I, King of the Belgians (1831–1865)
  • Cabinet Chief - Henri de Brouckère (1852–1855)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Frederick VII (1848–1863)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1853–1854)
    2. Peter Georg Bang (1854–1856)
• Second French Empire – Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1852–1870)
• German Confederation – Franz Joseph of Austria, President of the German Confederation (1850–1866)
  • Austrian Empire – Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)
  • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
    • Monarch – William III of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
    • Prime Minister - Mathias Simons (1853–1860)
  • Kingdom of Prussia –
    • Monarch – Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1840–1861)
    • Minister President - Otto von Manteuffel (1850–1858)
  • Kingdom of Bavaria – Maximilian II (1848–1864)
  • Kingdom of Saxony –
    1. Frederick Augustus (1836–1854)
    2. Johann (1854–1873)
  • Kingdom of Hanover – George (1851–1866)
  • Kingdom of Württemberg – William (1816–1864)
• Kingdom of Greece –
  • Monarch – Otto (1832–1862)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Antonios Kriezis (1849–1854)
    2. Konstantinos Kanaris (1854)
    3. Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1854–1855)
• Kingdom of Hungary – Franz Joseph I of Austria (1848–1916)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Monarch – William III (1849–1890)
  • Chairman of the Dutch Council of Ministers - Floris Adriaan van Hall (1853–1856, 1860–1861)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Sultan - Abdülmecid I (1839–1861)
  • Grand Vizier -
    1. Mustafa Naili Pasha (1853–1854)
    2. Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha (1854)
    3. Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1854–1855)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
  • Monarch – Pedro V (1853–1861)
  • President of the Council of Ministers - Duke of Saldanha (1851–1856)
• Russian Empire – Nicholas I (1825–1855)
• Kingdom of Spain – Isabella II (September 29, 1833 – 1868)
• Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway - Oscar I (1844–1859)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Leopold II (1824–1859)
• Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – Ferdinand II (1830–1859)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
  • Prime Minister - George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1852–1855)

Middle East and North Africa

• Egypt Eyalet –
  1. Abbas I, Governor of Egypt (1849–1854)
  2. Sa'id, Governor of Egypt (1854–1863)
• Kuwait – Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah (1814–1859)
• Sultanate of Morocco – Abd al-Rahman (1822–1859)
• Sultanate of Oman – Sa'id II ibn Sultan (1804–1856)
• Persia (Qajar dynasty) – Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1848–1896)

North America

• Province of Canada:
  1. Sir Edmund Walker Head, Governor of the Province of Canada (1854–1861)
  2. James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Governor of the Province of Canada (1847–1854)
• Costa Rica – Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica (1849–1859)
• El Salvador –
  1. Francisco Dueñas, President of El Salvador (1852–1854)
  2. Vicente Gómez, Acting President of El Salvador (February 1854)
  3. José María San Martín, President of El Salvador (1854–1856)
• Guatemala – José Rafael Carrera Turcios, President of Guatemala (1851–1865)
• Haiti – Faustin I, Emperor of Haiti (1849–1859)
• Honduras – José Trinidad Cabañas, President of Honduras (1852–1855)
• Mexico: Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico (1853–1855)
• Nicaragua – Fruto Chamorro, Supreme Director of Nicaragua (1853–1854), President of Honduras (1854–1855)
• United States: Franklin Pierce, President of the United States (1853–1857)

Oceania

• Kingdom of Hawaii –
  1. Kamehameha III (1823–1854)
  2. Kamehameha IV (1854–1863)
• Tonga – Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845–1893)

South America

• Argentine Confederation
  1. Justo José de Urquiza, Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation (1852–1854)
  2. Justo José de Urquiza, President of the Argentine Confederation (1854–1860)
  • State of Buenos Aires
    1. Pastor Obligado, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (1853–1858)
• Bolivia – Manuel Isidoro Belzu, President of Bolivia (1848–1855)
• Empire of Brazil –
  • Monarch – Pedro II (1831–1889)
  • Prime Minister - Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná (1853–1856)
• Chile – Manuel Montt, President of Chile (1851–1861)
• Ecuador – José María Urvina, President of Ecuador (1851–1856)
• Republic of New Granada –
  1. José María Obando, President of New Granada (1853–1854)
  2. José María Melo, Head of Military Provisional Government (1854)
  • Claimed President - Tomás de Herrera, 1st Delegate, claimed he was the rightful president as such
  • Francisco Antonio Obregón, Secretary of the Government, head of the executive power
  • José de Obaldía, Vice President claiming to act as president
• Paraguay – Carlos Antonio López, President of Paraguay (1844–1862)
• Peru – José Rufino Echenique, President of Peru (1851–1855)
• Uruguay –
  1. Provisional government (1853–1854)
  2. Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay (1854–1855)
• Venezuela – José Gregorio Monagas, President of Venezuela (1851–1855)