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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.
Constantine VII
Rome
913–959
Edmund I
England
939–946
Emperor Taizong of Liao
China
927–947; 947–947
Emperor Suzaku
Japan
930–946
Malcolm I of Scotland
Scotland
943–954
Pope Marinus II
Papacy
942–946
Romanos I Lekapenos
Rome
920–944
Eadred
England
946–955
Shi Jingtang
China
936–942
Constantine II of Scotland
Scotland
900–943
Pope Stephen VIII
Papacy
939–942
Emperor Murakami
Japan
946–967
Pope Agapetus II
Papacy
946–955
Meanwhile in history
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