The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Kangxi Emperor
China
1703–1722
Frederick William I of Prussia
Prussia
1713–1730
Louis XIV of France
France
1703–1715
Frederick I of Prussia
Prussia
1703–1713
Farrukhsiyar
Mughal Empire
1713–1719
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1706–1730
Bahadur Shah I
Mughal Empire
1707–1712
Aurangzeb
Mughal Empire
1703–1707
Peter the Great
Russia
1721–1725
Peter II of Russia
Russia
1727–1730
Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1709–1730
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1711–1730
Catherine I of Russia
Russia
1725–1727
Louis XV of France
France
1715–1730
Pope Clement XI
Papacy
1703–1721
George I of Great Britain
Great Britain
1714–1727
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Japan (Shogunate)
1716–1730
Muhammad Shah
Mughal Empire
1719–1730
Charles XII of Sweden
Sweden
1703–1718
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1714–1724
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Spain
1706–1714
Yongzheng Emperor
China
1722–1730
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Great Britain
1707–1714
Frederick I of Sweden
Sweden
1720–1730
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1705–1711
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
England
1703–1707
George II of Great Britain
Great Britain
1727–1730
Emperor Higashiyama
Japan
1703–1709
Pope Benedict XIII
Papacy
1724–1730
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Japan (Shogunate)
1703–1709
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Scotland
1703–1707
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1703–1705
Pope Innocent XIII
Papacy
1721–1724
Tokugawa Ienobu
Japan (Shogunate)
1709–1712
Tokugawa Ietsugu
Japan (Shogunate)
1713–1716
Meanwhile in history
One “meanwhile in history” story each week: who ruled where, and what was happening on thrones across the world.
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