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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.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1395–1423
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1385–1433
Bayezid I
Ottoman Empire
1389–1402
Charles VI of France
France
1380–1422
Martin of Aragon
Spain
1396–1410
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1391–1425
Robert III of Scotland
Scotland
1390–1406
Emperor Go-Komatsu
Japan
1392–1412
Pope Boniface IX
Papacy
1389–1404
Irene Gattilusio
Rome
1399–1408
Margaret I of Denmark
Sweden
1389–1412
Erik of Pomerania
Sweden
1396–1434; 1435–1436; 1436–1439
Henry IV of England
England
1399–1413
Richard II of England
England
1377–1399
Meanwhile in history
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