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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.
Louis XIV of France
France
1643–1715
Kangxi Emperor
China
1661–1722
Aurangzeb
Mughal Empire
1658–1707
Bahadur Shah I
Mughal Empire
1707–1712
Pope Clement XI
Papacy
1700–1721
Charles XII of Sweden
Sweden
1697–1718
Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1703–1730
Jahandar Shah
Mughal Empire
1712–1713
Emperor Higashiyama
Japan
1687–1709
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Spain
1706–1714
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Japan (Shogunate)
1680–1709
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Great Britain
1707–1714
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1706–1750
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
England
1702–1707
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1700–1706; 1714–1724; 1724–1746
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1705–1711
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Scotland
1702–1707
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1658–1705
Peter II of Portugal
Portugal
1683–1706
Mustafa II
Ottoman Empire
1695–1703
Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1709–1735
Tokugawa Ienobu
Japan (Shogunate)
1709–1712
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1711–1740
William III of England
England
1689–1702
William III of England
Scotland
1694–1702
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