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Tokugawa Ienari
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- 1773–1841
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.
Francis I of Austria
Austria
1804–1835
Frederick William III of Prussia
Prussia
1797–1840
Alexander I of Russia
Russia
1801–1825
Louis XVIII of France
France
1814–1815; 1815–1824
Selim III
Ottoman Empire
1789–1807
George III of Great Britain
Great Britain
1760–1801
William I of the Netherlands
Netherlands
1815–1840
Nicholas I of Russia
Russia
1825–1855
Catherine II of Russia
Russia
1762–1796
Frederick William II of Prussia
Prussia
1786–1797
Paul I of Russia
Russia
1796–1801
Isabella II of Spain
Spain
1833–1868
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1765–1790
Akbar Shah II
Mughal Empire
1806–1837
Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire
1808–1839
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Austria
1804–1835
Maria II of Portugal
Portugal
1826–1828; 1834–1853
Emperor Kōkaku
Japan
1779–1817
Jiaqing Emperor
China
1796–1820
Maria I of Portugal
Portugal
1777–1816
Charles IV of Spain
Spain
1788–1808; 1808–1808
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Spain
1808–1808; 1814–1833
Shah Alam II
Mughal Empire
1760–1788; 1788–1806
Pope Pius VII
Papacy
1800–1823
Daoguang Emperor
China
1820–1850
Emperor Ninkō
Japan
1817–1846
Napoleon I
France
1799–1804; 1804–1814; 1815–1815
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1792–1806
George IV of the United Kingdom
Great Britain
1820–1830
Charles XIV John of Sweden
Sweden
1818–1844
Qianlong Emperor
China
1735–1796
Charles X of France
France
1824–1830
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Sweden
1792–1809
William IV of the United Kingdom
Great Britain
1830–1837
Abdul Hamid I
Ottoman Empire
1774–1789
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