
Recommended read
A History of Sweden
Byron J. Nordstrom
A straightforward introduction to Swedish kings, wars, and society from the Viking age onward.

The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.

Kangxi Emperor
China
1661–1722

Frederick William I of Prussia
Prussia
1713–1740

Louis XV of France
France
1715–1774

George I of Great Britain
Great Britain
1714–1727

Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1703–1730

Philip V of Spain
Spain
1700–1706; 1714–1724; 1724–1746

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1711–1740

Emperor Nakamikado
Japan
1709–1735

Tokugawa Yoshimune
Japan (Shogunate)
1716–1745

John V of Portugal
Portugal
1706–1750

Pope Clement XI
Papacy
1700–1721

Shah Jahan II
Mughal Empire
1719–1719

Rafi ud-Darajat
Mughal Empire
1719–1719

Farrukhsiyar
Mughal Empire
1713–1719

Muhammad Shah
Mughal Empire
1719–1748
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Recommended read
Byron J. Nordstrom
A straightforward introduction to Swedish kings, wars, and society from the Viking age onward.
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