Who ruled the world in 1815?
The age of revolutions: 64 states on the map for 1815, 64 with a known leader. Open the interactive map and move the slider to 1815 to see their borders.
| State | Led by in 1815 |
|---|---|
| Beylik of Tunis | Mahmud ibn Muhammad (Bey); Yusuf Sahib al-Tabi (Grand vizier) |
| Bornu Empire (Kanem–Bornu) | Dunama IX Lefiami (Mai); Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi (Shehu) |
| Bourbon Restoration | Louis XVIII (King); Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (Prime minister); Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis (Prime minister) |
| Bruneian Empire | Muhammad Kanzul Alam (Sultan) |
| Buganda | Kamaanya (Kabaka) |
| Bunyoro | Nyamutukura Kyebambe III (Omukama) |
| Denmark | Frederick VI (King) |
| Duchy of Brunswick | Frederick William (Duke of Brunswick); Charles II (Duke) |
| Duchy of Holstein | Frederick VI (Duke); Charles of Hesse-Kassel (Statholder) |
| Duchy of Lucca | Maria Luisa (Duchess) |
| Duchy of Massa and Carrara | Maria Beatrice (Duchess and Princess) |
| Duchy of Modena | Francesco IV (Duke) |
| Duchy of Nassau | Frederick Augustus (Duke of Nassau) |
| Duchy of Parma | Marie Louise (Duke) |
| Duchy of Schleswig | Frederick VI (Duke) |
| Durrani Empire | Mahmud Shah Durrani (Emir) |
| Electorate of Hesse | William I (Elector of Hesse) |
| Emirate of Diriyah | Abdullah bin Saud (Imam) |
| Ethiopian Empire | Egwale Seyon (Emperor) |
| Free City of Lübeck | Johann Matthaeus Tesdorpf (Mayor) |
| Grand Duchy of Baden | Charles (Grand Duke) |
| Grand Duchy of Hesse | Louis I (Grand Duke of Hesse) |
| Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | Wilhelm I (Grand Duke); Peter I (Regent) |
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Ferdinando III (Grand Duke) |
| Hawaiian Kingdom | Kamehameha I (King) |
| Joseon | Sunjo (King) |
| Kazembe | Kanyembo Keleka Mayi (Mwata) |
| Kingdom of Ashanti | Osei Bonsu (Asantehene) |
| Kingdom of Bavaria | Maximillian IV (King) |
| Kingdom of Burundi | Ntare IV (King) |
| Kingdom of Cambodia | Ang Chan (King) |
| Kingdom of Hanover | George III (King); George IV (Regent) |
| Kingdom of Kongo | Garcia V (King) |
| Kingdom of Rwanda | Mutara II Rwogera (King) |
| Kingdom of Sardinia | Victor Emmanuel I (King of Sardinia) |
| Kingdom of Saxony | Frederick Augustus the Just (King) |
| Kingdom of Württemberg | Frederick I (King) |
| Konbaung dynasty | Bodawpaya (King) |
| Lunda Empire | Nawej II Ditend (Mwaant Yaav) |
| Luxembourg | William I (Grand Duke) |
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Frederick Francis I (Duke) |
| Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Charles II (Duke) |
| Merina Kingdom | Radama I (King) |
| Morocco | Slimane (Sultan) |
| Nguyễn dynasty | Gia Long (of Việt Nam) |
| Omani Empire | Said bin Sultan (Sultan) |
| Ottoman Empire | Mahmud II (Sultan); Hurshid Pasha (Grand Vizier); Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha (Grand Vizier) |
| Oyo Empire | Majotu (Alaafin) |
| Papal States | Pius VII (Pope) |
| Portugal | Maria I (Queen) |
| Principality of Lippe | Leopold II (Prince) |
| Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont | George II (Prince) |
| Qing dynasty | Jiaqing (Emperor) |
| Rattanakosin Kingdom | Rama II (King) |
| Restored Swiss Confederacy | David von Wyss II (President of the Swiss Diet) |
| Russian Empire | Alexander I (Emperor); Nikolai Saltykov (Chairman of the committee of ministers) |
| Sublime State of Persia | Fath-Ali (Shah) |
| Sweden–Norway | Charles XIII (King of Sweden); Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz (First Minister); Mathias Sommerhielm (First Minister) |
| Tokugawa shogunate | Kōkaku (Emperor); Tokugawa Ienari (Shōgun) |
| Tuʻi Tonga Empire | Tupoutoʻa (Tuʻi Kanokupolu) |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | George III (King); George IV (Regent); Robert Jenkinson (Prime minister) |
| United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (Supreme Director); Carlos María de Alvear (Supreme Director); Juan José Viamonte (Supreme Director); José Rondeau (Supreme Director); Ignacio Álvarez Thomas (Acting Director) |
| United States | James Madison (President) |
| Yemeni Zaidi State | al-Mutawakkil Ahmad (Imam) |