
Tokugawa Ienari
- Life
- 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
1797–1837

Alexander I of Russia
Russia
1801–1825

Louis XVIII of France
France
1815–1824

Selim III
Ottoman Empire
1789–1807

George III of Great Britain
Great Britain
1787–1801

William I of the Netherlands
Netherlands
1815–1837

Nicholas I of Russia
Russia
1825–1837

Catherine II of Russia
Russia
1787–1796

Frederick William II of Prussia
Prussia
1787–1797

Paul I of Russia
Russia
1796–1801

Isabella II of Spain
Spain
1833–1837

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1787–1790

Akbar Shah II
Mughal Empire
1806–1837

Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire
1808–1837

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Austria
1804–1835

Maria II of Portugal
Portugal
1834–1837

Emperor Kōkaku
Japan
1787–1817

Jiaqing Emperor
China
1796–1820

Maria I of Portugal
Portugal
1787–1816

Charles IV of Spain
Spain
1788–1808

Ferdinand VII of Spain
Spain
1814–1833

Shah Alam II
Mughal Empire
1788–1806

Pope Pius VII
Papacy
1800–1823

Daoguang Emperor
China
1820–1837

Emperor Ninkō
Japan
1817–1837

Napoleon I
France
1804–1814

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
1818–1837

Qianlong Emperor
China
1787–1796

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
1787–1789
Meanwhile in history
One “meanwhile in history” story each week: who ruled where, and what was happening on thrones across the world.
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