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The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Afonso IV of Portugal
Portugal
1325–1357
Orhan
Ottoman Empire
1326–1362
Edward III of England
England
1327–1377
Charles IV of France
France
1322–1328
Andronikos II Palaiologos
Rome
1282–1328
Robert I of Scotland
Scotland
1306–1329
Emperor Go-Daigo
Japan
1318–1339
Pope John XXII
Papacy
1316–1334
James II of Aragon
Spain
1291–1327
Magnus IV of Sweden
Sweden
1319–1364
Osman I
Ottoman Empire
1299–1324
Denis I of Portugal
Portugal
1279–1325
Prince Morikuni
Japan (Shogunate)
1308–1333
Edward II of England
England
1307–1327
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Spain
1327–1336
Philip VI of France
France
1328–1350
Louis IV of Bavaria
Holy Roman Empire
1328–1347
Andronikos III Palaiologos
Rome
1328–1341
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