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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.
Charles I of England
England
1625–1649
Shah Jahan
Mughal Empire
1628–1658
Louis XIV of France
France
1643–1715
Philip IV of Spain
Spain
1621–1665
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1637–1657
Charles I of England
Scotland
1625–1649
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Japan (Shogunate)
1623–1651
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Sweden
1632–1654
John IV of Portugal
Portugal
1640–1656
Emperor Go-Kōmyō
Japan
1643–1654
Shunzhi Emperor
China
1644–1661
Hong Taiji
China
1636–1643
Louis XIII of France
France
1610–1617; 1617–1643
Pope Urban VIII
Papacy
1623–1644
Chongzhen Emperor
China
1627–1644
Empress Meishō
Japan
1629–1643
Pope Innocent X
Papacy
1644–1655
Longwu Emperor
China
1645–1646
Li Zicheng
China
1644–1645
Hongguang Emperor
China
1644–1645
Yongli Emperor
China
1646–1662
Philip IV of Spain
Portugal
1621–1640
Li Zijing
China
1645–1646
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