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George III of Great Britain
Great Britain
1760–1801
Catherine II of Russia
Russia
1762–1796
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1765–1790
Frederick II of Prussia
Prussia
1740–1786
Shah Alam II
Mughal Empire
1760–1788; 1788–1806
Qianlong Emperor
China
1735–1796
Charles III of Spain
Spain
1759–1788
Louis XV of France
France
1715–1774
Tokugawa Ieharu
Japan (Shogunate)
1760–1786
Joseph I of Portugal
Portugal
1750–1777
Mustafa III
Ottoman Empire
1757–1774
Emperor Go-Momozono
Japan
1771–1779
Gustav III of Sweden
Sweden
1771–1792
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
Japan
1762–1771
Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
Sweden
1751–1771
Abdul Hamid I
Ottoman Empire
1774–1789
Louis XVI of France
France
1774–1791
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