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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 XIII of France
France
1610–1617; 1617–1643
Philip IV of Spain
Spain
1621–1665
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Japan (Shogunate)
1623–1651
Philip IV of Spain
Portugal
1621–1640
Pope Urban VIII
Papacy
1623–1644
Jahangir I
Mughal Empire
1605–1627
Charles I of England
Scotland
1625–1649
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1619–1637
James VI and I
England
1603–1625
Chongzhen Emperor
China
1627–1644
Empress Meishō
Japan
1629–1643
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Sweden
1611–1632
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Japan
1611–1629
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Sweden
1632–1654
Tianqi Emperor
China
1620–1627
Hong Taiji
China
1636–1643
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1637–1657
James VI and I
Scotland
1587–1625
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