List of state leaders in 1855

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1855.

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)
• Dosso Kingdom –
• Ethiopian Empire –
  1. Sahle Dengel (1851-1855)
  2. Tewodros II (1855–1868)
• Kingdom of Jimma –
  1. Abba Jifar I (1830-1855)
  2. Abba Rebu (1855–1859)
• 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)
• China
  • Qing dynasty – Xianfeng Emperor (1850–1861)
  • Taiping Heavenly Kingdom – Hong Xiuquan (1851–1864)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Kōmei (1846–1867)
  • Tokugawa shogunate – Tokugawa Iesada (1853–1858)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom - Shō Tai (1848-11 March 1879)
• Joseon (Korea) – Cheoljong (1849–1864)
• 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 -
  • Kengtung - Sao Maha Hkanan, King (1813–1857)
  • Kokang – Yang Guo Hwa, King (1840–1874)
  • Kyawkku Hsiwan - Nga Shwe Yit, Regent (1852–1856)
  • Laihka - Shwe Ok Hka, King (1854–1856)
  • Lawksawk - Sao Waing, King (1854–1881)
  • Loi-ai - Kaw Thaw, King (1834–1864)
  • Loilong - 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 - 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)
• 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 -
    1. Henri de Brouckère (1852–1855)
    2. Pieter Dedecker (1855–1857)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Frederick VII (1848–1863)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Georg Bang (1854–1856)
• France – 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)
  • Kingdom of Bavaria – Maximilian II (1848–1864)
  • Bremen – Johann Smidt, president of the senate, Burgomaster in chief of Bremen (1850, 1853, 1855 and 1857)
  • Kingdom of Hanover – George (1851–1866)
  • 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 Saxony – Johann (1854–1873)
  • Kingdom of Württemberg – William (1816–1864)
• Kingdom of Greece –
  • Monarch – Otto (1832–1862)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1854–1855)
    2. Dimitrios Voulgaris (1855–1857)
• 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 Reşid Pasha (1854–1855)
    2. Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha (1855–1856)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
  • Monarch – Pedro V (1853–1861)
  • President of the Council of Ministers - Duke of Saldanha (1851–1856)
• Russian Empire –
  1. Nicholas I (1825–1855)
  2. Alexander II (1855–1881)
• Sardinia-Piedmont – Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia-Piedmont (1849–1878*) *King of Italy beginning in 1861
  • Prime Minister – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1852–1861)
  • Duchy of Savoy
• 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 -
    1. George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1852–1855)
    2. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1855–1858)

Middle East and North Africa

• Egypt Eyalet – 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: Sir Edmund Walker Head, Governor of the Province of Canada (1854–1861)
• Costa Rica – Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica (1849–1859)
• Haiti -
• Mexico:
  1. Antonio López de Santa Anna, President (1853–1855)
  2. Martín Carrera, President (1855–1855)
  3. Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, President (1855–1855)
  4. Juan Álvarez Benítez, President (1855–1855)
  5. Ignacio Comonfort, President (1855–1857)
• United States: Franklin Pierce, President of the United States (1853–1857)

Oceania

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

South America

• Argentine Confederation – Justo José de Urquiza, President of the Argentine Confederation (1854–1860)
  • State of Buenos Aires – Pastor Obligado, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (1853–1858)
• 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)
• Uruguay –
  1. Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay (1854–1855)
  2. Manuel Basilio Bustamante, President of Uruguay (1855–1856)