Rulers of the Ottoman Empire — and who ruled the rest of the world at the same time
Every ruler of the Ottoman Empire in order — and next to each, who was ruling England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, China, the USA and Russia in the same years.
Who was ruling the world when Osman I was in power
Osman I · c. 1299 – 1324
founder of the Ottoman Empire
Rus and Russia: Daniel of Moscow 1263 – 1303, Yury of Moscow 1303 – 1325
England and Britain: Edward I Longshanks 1272 – 1307, Edward II 1307 – 1327
Franks and France: Philip IV the Fair 1285 – 1314, Louis X the Quarreller 1314 – 1316, Philip V the Tall 1316 – 1322, Charles IV the Fair 1322 – 1328
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Albert I 1298 – 1308, Henry VII 1308 – 1313, Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
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Who was ruling the world when Orhan was in power
Orhan · 1324 – 1362
bey who took Bursa and led the Ottomans into Europe
Rus and Russia: Yury of Moscow 1303 – 1325, Ivan Kalita 1325 – 1340, Simeon the Proud 1340 – 1353, Ivan II the Fair 1353 – 1359, Dmitry Donskoy 1359 – 1389
England and Britain: Edward II 1307 – 1327, Edward III 1327 – 1377
Franks and France: Charles IV the Fair 1322 – 1328, Philip VI 1328 – 1350, John II the Good 1350 – 1364
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Louis the Bavarian 1314 – 1347, Charles IV 1347 – 1378
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368
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Who was ruling the world when Murad I was in power
Murad I · 1362 – 1389
sultan who took Adrianople and fell at Kosovo
Rus and Russia: Dmitry Donskoy 1359 – 1389, Vasily I 1389 – 1425
England and Britain: Edward III 1327 – 1377, Richard II 1377 – 1399
Franks and France: John II the Good 1350 – 1364, Charles V the Wise 1364 – 1380, Charles VI the Mad 1380 – 1422
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles IV 1347 – 1378, Wenceslaus 1378 – 1400
China: dynasties: Yuan 1271 – 1368, Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Bayezid I the Thunderbolt was in power
Bayezid I the Thunderbolt · 1389 – 1402
sultan defeated and captured by Timur at Ankara
Rus and Russia: Dmitry Donskoy 1359 – 1389, Vasily I 1389 – 1425
England and Britain: Richard II 1377 – 1399, Henry IV 1399 – 1413
Franks and France: Charles VI the Mad 1380 – 1422
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Wenceslaus 1378 – 1400, Rupert of the Palatinate 1400 – 1410
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Interregnum was in power
Interregnum · 1402 – 1413
Rus and Russia: Vasily I 1389 – 1425
England and Britain: Henry IV 1399 – 1413, Henry V 1413 – 1422
Franks and France: Charles VI the Mad 1380 – 1422
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Rupert of the Palatinate 1400 – 1410, Sigismund 1410 – 1437
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Mehmed I Çelebi was in power
Mehmed I Çelebi · 1413 – 1421
sultan who reunited the realm after Timur
Rus and Russia: Vasily I 1389 – 1425
England and Britain: Henry IV 1399 – 1413, Henry V 1413 – 1422
Franks and France: Charles VI the Mad 1380 – 1422
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Sigismund 1410 – 1437
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Murad II was in power
Murad II · 1421 – 1451
sultan who crushed the crusaders at Varna
Rus and Russia: Vasily I 1389 – 1425, Vasily II the Blind 1425 – 1462
England and Britain: Henry V 1413 – 1422, Henry VI 1422 – 1461
Franks and France: Charles VI the Mad 1380 – 1422, Charles VII 1422 – 1461
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Sigismund 1410 – 1437, Albert II 1438 – 1439, Frederick III 1440 – 1493
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Rus and Russia: Vasily II the Blind 1425 – 1462, Ivan III 1462 – 1505
England and Britain: Henry VI 1422 – 1461, Edward IV 1461 – 1483
Franks and France: Charles VII 1422 – 1461, Louis XI 1461 – 1483
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick III 1440 – 1493
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Bayezid II was in power
Bayezid II · 1481 – 1512
sultan who took in the Jews expelled from Spain
Rus and Russia: Ivan III 1462 – 1505, Vasily III 1505 – 1533
England and Britain: Edward IV 1461 – 1483, Richard III 1483 – 1485, Henry VII 1485 – 1509, Henry VIII 1509 – 1547
Franks and France: Louis XI 1461 – 1483, Charles VIII 1483 – 1498, Louis XII 1498 – 1515
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Frederick III 1440 – 1493, Maximilian I 1493 – 1519
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Selim I the Grim was in power
Selim I the Grim · 1512 – 1520
sultan who took Cairo and Mecca
Rus and Russia: Vasily III 1505 – 1533
England and Britain: Henry VIII 1509 – 1547
Franks and France: Louis XII 1498 – 1515, Francis I 1515 – 1547
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Maximilian I 1493 – 1519, Charles V 1519 – 1556
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Suleiman the Magnificent was in power
Suleiman the Magnificent · 1520 – 1566
Ottoman sultan
Rus and Russia: Vasily III 1505 – 1533, Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584
England and Britain: Henry VIII 1509 – 1547, Edward VI 1547 – 1553, Mary I 1553 – 1558, Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Franks and France: Francis I 1515 – 1547, Henry II 1547 – 1559, Francis II 1559 – 1560, Charles IX 1560 – 1574
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles V 1519 – 1556, Ferdinand I 1556 – 1564, Maximilian II 1564 – 1576
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Selim II was in power
Selim II · 1566 – 1574
sultan who took Cyprus and lost at Lepanto
Rus and Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Franks and France: Charles IX 1560 – 1574, Henry III 1574 – 1589
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Maximilian II 1564 – 1576
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Murad III was in power
Murad III · 1574 – 1595
sultan who won the Caucasus from the Safavids
Rus and Russia: Ivan the Terrible 1533 – 1584, Feodor I 1584 – 1598
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
Franks and France: Charles IX 1560 – 1574, Henry III 1574 – 1589, Henry IV 1589 – 1610
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Maximilian II 1564 – 1576, Rudolf II 1576 – 1612
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Mehmed III was in power
Mehmed III · 1595 – 1603
sultan who executed 19 brothers and won at Keresztes
Rus and Russia: Feodor I 1584 – 1598, Boris Godunov 1598 – 1605
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603, James I 1603 – 1625
Franks and France: Henry IV 1589 – 1610
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Rudolf II 1576 – 1612
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Ahmed I was in power
Ahmed I · 1603 – 1617
sultan who built the Blue Mosque
Rus and Russia: Boris Godunov 1598 – 1605, False Dmitry I 1605 – 1606, Vasily Shuisky 1606 – 1610, Seven Boyars 1610 – 1613, Michael I 1613 – 1645
England and Britain: Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603, James I 1603 – 1625
Franks and France: Henry IV 1589 – 1610, Louis XIII 1610 – 1643
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Rudolf II 1576 – 1612, Matthias 1612 – 1619
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
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Who was ruling the world when Mustafa I was in power
Mustafa I · 1617 – 1618
mentally unstable sultan enthroned twice
Rus and Russia: Michael I 1613 – 1645
England and Britain: James I 1603 – 1625
Franks and France: Louis XIII 1610 – 1643
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Matthias 1612 – 1619
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Osman II was in power
Osman II · 1618 – 1622
young sultan murdered by the Janissaries
Rus and Russia: Michael I 1613 – 1645
England and Britain: James I 1603 – 1625
Franks and France: Louis XIII 1610 – 1643
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Matthias 1612 – 1619, Ferdinand II 1619 – 1637
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Mustafa I was in power
Mustafa I · 1622 – 1623
mentally unstable sultan enthroned twice
Rus and Russia: Michael I 1613 – 1645
England and Britain: James I 1603 – 1625
Franks and France: Louis XIII 1610 – 1643
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand II 1619 – 1637
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Murad IV was in power
Murad IV · 1623 – 1640
sultan who retook Baghdad and banned tobacco
Rus and Russia: Michael I 1613 – 1645
England and Britain: James I 1603 – 1625, Charles I 1625 – 1649
Franks and France: Louis XIII 1610 – 1643
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand II 1619 – 1637, Ferdinand III 1637 – 1657
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644
Who was ruling the world when Ibrahim the Mad was in power
Ibrahim the Mad · 1640 – 1648
sultan nicknamed 'the Mad'
Rus and Russia: Michael I 1613 – 1645, Alexis the Most Quiet 1645 – 1676
England and Britain: Charles I 1625 – 1649
Franks and France: Louis XIII 1610 – 1643, Louis XIV 1643 – 1715
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand III 1637 – 1657
China: dynasties: Ming 1368 – 1644, Qing 1644 – 1912
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Who was ruling the world when Mehmed IV the Hunter was in power
Mehmed IV the Hunter · 1648 – 1687
sultan of the Köprülü era and the siege of Vienna
Rus and Russia: Alexis the Most Quiet 1645 – 1676, Feodor III 1676 – 1682, Peter the Great 1682 – 1725
England and Britain: Charles I 1625 – 1649, Oliver Cromwell 1649 – 1660, Charles II 1660 – 1685, James II 1685 – 1688
Franks and France: Louis XIV 1643 – 1715
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand III 1637 – 1657, Leopold I 1658 – 1705
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Suleiman II was in power
Suleiman II · 1687 – 1691
sultan who retook Belgrade after 39 years in the 'cage'
Rus and Russia: Peter the Great 1682 – 1725
England and Britain: James II 1685 – 1688, William III of Orange 1689 – 1702
Franks and France: Louis XIV 1643 – 1715
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Leopold I 1658 – 1705
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Ahmed II was in power
Ahmed II · 1691 – 1695
sultan who lost the Battle of Slankamen
Rus and Russia: Peter the Great 1682 – 1725
England and Britain: William III of Orange 1689 – 1702
Franks and France: Louis XIV 1643 – 1715
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Leopold I 1658 – 1705
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Mustafa II was in power
Mustafa II · 1695 – 1703
sultan who signed the Treaty of Karlowitz
Rus and Russia: Peter the Great 1682 – 1725
England and Britain: William III of Orange 1689 – 1702, Queen Anne 1702 – 1714
Franks and France: Louis XIV 1643 – 1715
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Leopold I 1658 – 1705
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Ahmed III was in power
Ahmed III · 1703 – 1730
sultan of the 'Tulip Era'
Rus and Russia: Peter the Great 1682 – 1725, Catherine I 1725 – 1727, Peter II 1727 – 1730, Anna 1730 – 1740
England and Britain: Queen Anne 1702 – 1714, George I 1714 – 1727, George II 1727 – 1760
Franks and France: Louis XIV 1643 – 1715, Louis XV 1715 – 1774
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Leopold I 1658 – 1705, Joseph I 1705 – 1711, Charles VI 1711 – 1740
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Mahmud I was in power
Mahmud I · 1730 – 1754
sultan who regained Belgrade by the 1739 peace
Rus and Russia: Peter II 1727 – 1730, Anna 1730 – 1740, Ivan VI 1740 – 1741, Elizabeth 1741 – 1762
England and Britain: George II 1727 – 1760
Franks and France: Louis XV 1715 – 1774
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles VI 1711 – 1740, Charles VII 1742 – 1745, Francis I 1745 – 1765
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Osman III was in power
Osman III · 1754 – 1757
sultan who spent 50 years in the 'cage'
Who was ruling the world when Mustafa III was in power
Mustafa III · 1757 – 1774
sultan who lost the war to Catherine II
Rus and Russia: Elizabeth 1741 – 1762, Peter III 1762 – 1762, Catherine the Great 1762 – 1796
England and Britain: George II 1727 – 1760, George III 1760 – 1820
Franks and France: Louis XV 1715 – 1774, Louis XVI 1774 – 1792
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis I 1745 – 1765, Joseph II 1765 – 1790
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
Who was ruling the world when Abdul Hamid I was in power
Abdul Hamid I · 1774 – 1789
sultan of the Küçük Kaynarca peace and the loss of Crimea
Rus and Russia: Catherine the Great 1762 – 1796
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820
Franks and France: Louis XV 1715 – 1774, Louis XVI 1774 – 1792
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Joseph II 1765 – 1790
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: George Washington 1789 – 1797
Who was ruling the world when Selim III was in power
Selim III · 1789 – 1807
reforming Ottoman sultan
Rus and Russia: Catherine the Great 1762 – 1796, Paul I 1796 – 1801, Alexander I 1801 – 1825
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820
Franks and France: Louis XVI 1774 – 1792, First Republic 1792 – 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte 1804 – 1814
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Joseph II 1765 – 1790, Leopold II 1790 – 1792, Francis II 1792 – 1835
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: George Washington 1789 – 1797, John Adams 1797 – 1801, Thomas Jefferson 1801 – 1809
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Who was ruling the world when Mustafa IV was in power
Mustafa IV · 1807 – 1808
sultan who overthrew the reformer Selim III
Rus and Russia: Alexander I 1801 – 1825
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820
Franks and France: Napoleon Bonaparte 1804 – 1814
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis II 1792 – 1835
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Thomas Jefferson 1801 – 1809
Who was ruling the world when Mahmud II was in power
Mahmud II · 1808 – 1839
sultan who destroyed the Janissaries
Rus and Russia: Alexander I 1801 – 1825, Nicholas I 1825 – 1855
England and Britain: George III 1760 – 1820, George IV 1820 – 1830, William IV 1830 – 1837, Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
Franks and France: Napoleon Bonaparte 1804 – 1814, Louis XVIII 1814 – 1824, Charles X 1824 – 1830, Louis Philippe I 1830 – 1848
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Francis II 1792 – 1835, Ferdinand I of Austria 1835 – 1848
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Thomas Jefferson 1801 – 1809, James Madison 1809 – 1817, James Monroe 1817 – 1825, John Quincy Adams 1825 – 1829, Andrew Jackson 1829 – 1837, Martin Van Buren 1837 – 1841
Who was ruling the world when Abdulmejid I was in power
Abdulmejid I · 1839 – 1861
sultan of the Tanzimat reforms
Rus and Russia: Nicholas I 1825 – 1855, Alexander II of Russia 1855 – 1881
England and Britain: Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
Franks and France: Louis Philippe I 1830 – 1848, Second Republic 1848 – 1852, Napoleon III 1852 – 1870
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Ferdinand I of Austria 1835 – 1848, Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Martin Van Buren 1837 – 1841, John Tyler 1841 – 1845, James K. Polk 1845 – 1849, Zachary Taylor 1849 – 1850, Millard Fillmore 1850 – 1853, Franklin Pierce 1853 – 1857, James Buchanan 1857 – 1861, Abraham Lincoln 1861 – 1865
Who was ruling the world when Abdulaziz was in power
Abdulaziz · 1861 – 1876
first sultan to visit Western Europe
Rus and Russia: Alexander II of Russia 1855 – 1881
England and Britain: Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901
Franks and France: Napoleon III 1852 – 1870, Third Republic 1870 – 1940
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: James Buchanan 1857 – 1861, Abraham Lincoln 1861 – 1865, Andrew Johnson 1865 – 1869, Ulysses S. Grant 1869 – 1877
Who was ruling the world when Abdul Hamid II was in power
Abdul Hamid II · 1876 – 1909
the 'Red Sultan' who dissolved the first parliament
Rus and Russia: Alexander II of Russia 1855 – 1881, Alexander III the Peacemaker 1881 – 1894, Nicholas II 1894 – 1917
England and Britain: Queen Victoria 1837 – 1901, Edward VII 1901 – 1910
Franks and France: Third Republic 1870 – 1940
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912
US presidents: Ulysses S. Grant 1869 – 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes 1877 – 1881, Chester A. Arthur 1881 – 1885, Grover Cleveland 1885 – 1889, Benjamin Harrison 1889 – 1893, Grover Cleveland 1893 – 1897, William McKinley 1897 – 1901, Theodore Roosevelt 1901 – 1909, William Howard Taft 1909 – 1913
Who was ruling the world when Mehmed V Reşad was in power
Mehmed V Reşad · 1909 – 1918
sultan under whom the empire entered World War I
Rus and Russia: Nicholas II 1894 – 1917, Provisional Government 1917 – 1917, Vladimir Lenin 1917 – 1924
England and Britain: Edward VII 1901 – 1910, George V 1910 – 1936
Franks and France: Third Republic 1870 – 1940
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Franz Joseph I 1848 – 1916, Charles I of Austria 1916 – 1918
China: dynasties: Qing 1644 – 1912, Republic of China 1912 – 1949
US presidents: Theodore Roosevelt 1901 – 1909, William Howard Taft 1909 – 1913, Woodrow Wilson 1913 – 1921
Rus and Russia: Vladimir Lenin 1917 – 1924
England and Britain: George V 1910 – 1936
Franks and France: Third Republic 1870 – 1940
Holy Roman Empire & Austria: Charles I of Austria 1916 – 1918
China: dynasties: Republic of China 1912 – 1949
US presidents: Woodrow Wilson 1913 – 1921, Warren G. Harding 1921 – 1923
Who was ruling the world when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was in power
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk · 1923 – 1938
founder and first President of Turkey
Rus and Russia: Vladimir Lenin 1917 – 1924, Joseph Stalin 1924 – 1953
England and Britain: George V 1910 – 1936, George VI 1936 – 1952
Franks and France: Third Republic 1870 – 1940
China: dynasties: Republic of China 1912 – 1949
US presidents: Warren G. Harding 1921 – 1923, Calvin Coolidge 1923 – 1929, Herbert Hoover 1929 – 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933 – 1945