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The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1385–1433
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1395–1423
Bayezid I
Ottoman Empire
1389–1402
Henry V of England
England
1413–1422
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Japan (Shogunate)
1369–1395
Murad I
Ottoman Empire
1362–1389
Mehmed I
Ottoman Empire
1413–1421
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1391–1425
Ferdinand I of Portugal
Portugal
1367–1383
Yongle Emperor
China
1402–1424
Richard II of England
England
1377–1399
Erik of Pomerania
Sweden
1396–1434; 1435–1436; 1436–1439
Hongwu Emperor
China
1368–1398
Margaret I of Denmark
Sweden
1389–1412
Emperor Go-Komatsu
Japan
1392–1412
Henry IV of England
England
1399–1413
Martin of Aragon
Spain
1396–1410
James I of Scotland
Scotland
1406–1437
Robert III of Scotland
Scotland
1390–1406
Pope Boniface IX
Papacy
1389–1404
John I of Aragon
Spain
1387–1396
John V Palaiologos
Rome
1341–1376; 1379–1390; 1390–1391
Irene Gattilusio
Rome
1399–1408
Alfonso V of Aragon
Spain
1416–1458
Robert II of Scotland
Scotland
1371–1390
Peter IV of Aragon
Spain
1336–1387
Emperor Shōkō
Japan
1412–1428
Emperor Go-Kameyama
Japan
1383–1392
Pope Urban VI
Papacy
1378–1389
Jianwen Emperor
China
1398–1402
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Spain
1412–1416
Andronikos V Palaiologos
Rome
1403–1407
Pope Gregory XII
Papacy
1406–1415
Albert, King of Sweden
Sweden
1364–1389
Pope Martin V
Papacy
1417–1431
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