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Mughal Empire
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Elizabeth I of England
England
1558–1603
Henry IV of France
France
1589–1610
Wanli Emperor
China
1572–1620
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1576–1612
James VI and I
Scotland
1587–1625
Emperor Go-Yōzei
Japan
1586–1611
Pope Clement VIII
Papacy
1592–1605
Ahmed I
Ottoman Empire
1603–1617
James VI and I
England
1603–1625
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Japan (Shogunate)
1603–1605
Philip III of Spain
Spain
1598–1621
Philip III of Spain
Portugal
1598–1621
Philip II of Spain
Spain
1556–1598
Sigismund III Vasa
Sweden
1592–1599
Philip II of Spain
Portugal
1580–1598
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