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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.
Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
1740–1786
Elizabeth I of Russia
Russia
1741–1762
Frederick William I of Prussia
Prussia
1713–1740
George III of Great Britain
Great Britain
1760–1801
Catherine II of Russia
Russia
1762–1796
Anna I of Russia
Russia
1730–1740
Kangxi Emperor
China
1661–1722
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1765–1790
Farrukhsiyar
Mughal Empire
1713–1719
Qianlong Emperor
China
1735–1796
Peter the Great
Russia
1721–1725
Peter II of Russia
Russia
1727–1730
George II of Great Britain
Great Britain
1727–1760
Muhammad Shah
Mughal Empire
1719–1748
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1706–1750
Mahmud I
Ottoman Empire
1730–1754
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Japan (Shogunate)
1716–1745
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1700–1706; 1714–1724; 1724–1746
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1711–1740
Frederick I of Sweden
Sweden
1720–1751
Joseph I of Portugal
Portugal
1750–1777
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1745–1765
Mustafa III
Ottoman Empire
1757–1774
Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1703–1730
Charles III of Spain
Spain
1759–1788
Shah Alam II
Mughal Empire
1760–1788; 1788–1806
Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1709–1735
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Spain
1746–1759
George I of Great Britain
Great Britain
1714–1727
Yongzheng Emperor
China
1722–1735
Pope Benedict XIV
Papacy
1740–1758
Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
Sweden
1751–1771
Emperor Momozono
Japan
1747–1762
Tokugawa Ieshige
Japan (Shogunate)
1745–1760
Tokugawa Ieharu
Japan (Shogunate)
1760–1786
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