List of state leaders in 1651

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1651.

Africa

• Kingdom of Dahomey – Houegbadja (1645–1685)
• Ethiopian Empire – Fasilides (1632–1667)
• Emirate of Harar – `Ali ibn Da`ud (1647–1671)

Asia

• China
  • Qing dynasty – Shunzhi Emperor (1644–1661)
  • Southern Ming –
    • Prince of Lu (1645–1653)
    • Prince of Gui (1646–1662)
• Empire of Japan –
  • Monarch – Go-Kōmyō (1643–1654)
  • Tokugawa -
    1. Tokugawa Iemitsu (1623–1651)
    2. Tokugawa Ietsuna (1651–1680)
  • Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Shitsu (1648–1668)
• Joseon (Korea) – Hyojong (1649–1659)

Europe

• Khanate of Crimea – İslâm III Giray (1644–1654)
• Cossack Hetmanate - Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1649-1657)
• Kingdom of England – Rump Parliament (1649–1653)
• Kingdom of France – Louis XIV (1643–1715)
• Holy Roman Empire – Ferdinand III (1637–1657)
  • Electorate of Bavaria –
    1. Maximilian I (1597–1651)
    2. Ferdinand Maria (1651–1679)
  • Brandenburg-Prussia – Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1640–1688)
  • Brunswick-Celle – Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Celle (1648–1665)
  • Brunswick-Kalenberg – George William, Duke of Brunswick-Kalenberg (1648–1665)
  • Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – Augustus (1635–1666)
  • Electorate of Cologne – Maximilian Henry (1650–1688)
  • Electorate of Mainz – Johann Philipp (1647–1673)
  • Electorate of Trier – Philipp Christoph (1623–1652)
  • Electorate of the Palatinate – Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1648–1680)
  • Electorate of Saxony – John George I (1611–1656)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – Mehmed IV, the Hunter, Ottoman Sultan (1648–1687)
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Jan II Kazimierz Vasa (1648–1668)
• Tsardom of Russia – Alexis I (1643–1676)
• Duchy of Savoy – Charles Emmanuel II (1638–1675)
• Kingdom of Spain – Philip IV (1621–1665)
• Kingdom of Sweden – Christina (1632–1654)
• Principality of Transylvania – George II Rákóczi (1648–1657)
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany – Ferdinando II de' Medici (1621–1670)
• United Provinces
  • Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
  • Grand Pensionary of Holland -
    1. Jacob Cats (1629–1631, 1636–1651)
    2. Adriaan Pauw (1631–1636, 1651–1653)

Middle East and North Africa

• Baban – Faqi Ahmad (1649–1670)
• Oman – Sultan I bin Saif (1649–1688)
• Mecca – Zeid bin Muhsin, Sharif of Mecca (1631–1666)
• Sultanate of Morocco – Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir (1636–1655)
• Persia – Abbas II, Shah of Persia (1642–1666)
• Yemen – Al-Mutawakkil Isma'il, Imam of Yemen (1644–1676)