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Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Life
- 1604–1651
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.
Charles I of England
England
1625–1649
Shah Jahan
Mughal Empire
1628–1658
Philip IV of Spain
Spain
1621–1665
Louis XIV of France
France
1643–1715
Louis XIII of France
France
1610–1617; 1617–1643
Jahangir I
Mughal Empire
1605–1627
Charles I of England
Scotland
1625–1649
James VI and I
England
1603–1625
Mehmed IV
Ottoman Empire
1648–1687
Pope Urban VIII
Papacy
1623–1644
Murad IV
Ottoman Empire
1623–1640
Philip IV of Spain
Portugal
1621–1640
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Sweden
1632–1654
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1619–1637
Chongzhen Emperor
China
1627–1644
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1637–1657
Empress Meishō
Japan
1629–1643
Ibrahim I
Ottoman Empire
1640–1648
Hong Taiji
China
1636–1643
John IV of Portugal
Portugal
1640–1656
Shunzhi Emperor
China
1644–1661
Tianqi Emperor
China
1620–1627
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Sweden
1611–1632
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Japan
1611–1629
Emperor Go-Kōmyō
Japan
1643–1654
Pope Innocent X
Papacy
1644–1655
James VI and I
Scotland
1587–1625
Yongli Emperor
China
1646–1662
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