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Joseph F. O'Callaghan
John I's short reign and the crisis that brought the Trastámara dynasty to power.
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.
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1385–1433
Bayezid I
Ottoman Empire
1389–1402
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Japan (Shogunate)
1369–1395
Charles VI of France
France
1380–1422
Richard II of England
England
1377–1399
Hongwu Emperor
China
1368–1398
Murad I
Ottoman Empire
1362–1389
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1395–1423
Margaret I of Denmark
Sweden
1389–1412
Pope Boniface IX
Papacy
1389–1404
Robert III of Scotland
Scotland
1390–1406
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1391–1425
Emperor Go-Kameyama
Japan
1383–1392
John V Palaiologos
Rome
1341–1376; 1379–1390; 1390–1391
Emperor Go-Komatsu
Japan
1392–1412
Robert II of Scotland
Scotland
1371–1390
Pope Urban VI
Papacy
1378–1389
Albert, King of Sweden
Sweden
1364–1389
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