List of state leaders in 510s BC

This is a list of state leaders in the 510s BC (519 BC – 510 BC). The column "Title" refers to being of the state in question (e.g. "Emperor" under the heading "Japan" means "Emperor of Japan") unless otherwise stated.

Africa

Carthage

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hasdrubal I	King	Magonids	530 BC	510 BC
Sovereign	Hamilcar I	King	Magonids	510 BC	480 BC

Cyrene

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Arcesilaus III	King	Battiad dynasty	530 BC	515 BC
Sovereign	Battus IV	King	Battiad dynasty	515 BC	465 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Amaninatakilebte	King	—	538 BC	519 BC
Sovereign	Karkamani	King	—	519 BC	510 BC
Sovereign	Amaniastabarqa	King	—	510 BC	487 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Armenia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Vahagn	King	Orontid dynasty	530 BC	515 BC
Sovereign	Hidarnes I	King	Orontid dynasty	End of the 6th century BC

Elam

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak	King of Anshan & Susa	Humban-Tahrid dynasty	?	520 BC or 519 BC

Persia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cambyses II	King	Achaemenid dynasty	530 BC	522 BC
Sovereign	Bardiya	King	Achaemenid dynasty	522 BC	522 BC
Sovereign	Darius I	King	Achaemenid dynasty	522 BC	October 486 BC

At this time, the Persian rulers were also rulers of the following conquered countries:

• Lydia (547–330 BC)
• Babylonia (539–330 BC)
• Egypt (525–404 BC)
• Elam (519–330 BC)

Asia

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Thiha Ran	King	Second Danyawaddy	537 BC	491 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jing	King	Zhou dynasty	519 BC	476 BC	[1]

Vassal states

• Note: Only vassal states where the rulers and their reigning years are known are listed here.

State	Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Cai	Sovereign	Dao	Marquis	Ji	521 BC	519 BC	[2]
	Sovereign	Zhao	Marquis	Ji	518 BC	491 BC	[2]
Cao	Sovereign	Dao	Duke	—	523 BC	515 BC	[3]
	Sovereign	Sheng	Duke	—	514 BC	510 BC	[3]
Chen	Sovereign	Hui	Duke	—	533 BC	506 BC	[4]
Chu	Sovereign	Ping	King	Mi	528 BC	516 BC	[5]
	Sovereign	Zhao	King	Mi	515 BC	489 BC	[5]
Jin	Sovereign	Qing	Duke	Ji	525 BC	512 BC	[6]
	Sovereign	Ding	Duke	Ji	511 BC	475 BC	[6]
Lu	Sovereign	Zhao	Duke	Ji	541 BC	510 BC	[7]
Qi	Sovereign	Jing	Duke	Jiang	547 BC	490 BC	[8]
Qi (Henan)	Sovereign	Ping	Duke	—	535 BC	518 BC	[9]
	Sovereign	Dao	Duke	—	517 BC	506 BC	[9]
Qin	Sovereign	Ai	Duke	Ying	536 BC	501 BC	[10]
Song	Sovereign	Yuan	Duke	—	531 BC	517 BC	[11]
	Sovereign	Jing	Duke	—	516 BC	469 BC	[11]
Teng	Sovereign	Dao	Duke	—	538 BC	513 BC	[12]
	Sovereign	Qing	Duke	—	512 BC	491 BC	[12]
Wey	Sovereign	Ling	Duke	—	534 BC	493 BC	[13]
Wu	Sovereign	Liao	King	Zhou	526 BC	515 BC	[14]
	Sovereign	Helü	King	Zhou	514 BC	496 BC	[14]
Yan	Sovereign	Ping	Duke	—	523 BC	505 BC	[15]
Yue	Sovereign	Yun Chang	Marquis	—	538 BC	496 BC	[16]
Zheng	Sovereign	Ding	Duke	—	529 BC	514 BC	[17]
	Sovereign	Xian	Duke	—	513 BC	501 BC	[17]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Suseong	King	—	560 BC	519 BC
Sovereign	Yeonggeol	King	—	519 BC	503 BC

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Annei	Emperor	—	549 BC	6 December 511 BC
Sovereign	Itoku	Emperor	—	510 BC	8 September 476 BC

Magadha Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Bimbisara	Emperor	Haryanka dynasty	543 BC	491 BC

Tambapanni (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Vijaya	King	Vijaya	543 BC	505 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Unknown	Archon	—	521 BC	518 BC
Sovereign	Hebron	Archon	—	518 BC	517 BC
Sovereign	Unknown	Archon	—	517 BC	511 BC
Sovereign	Harpactides	Archon	—	511 BC	510 BC
Sovereign	Scamandrius	Archon	—	510 BC	509 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Meilge Molbthach	High King	Milesians	523 BC	506 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Amyntas I	King	Argead dynasty	547 BC	498 BC

Rome

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Lucius Tarquinius Superbus	King	—	534 BC	509 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ariston	King	Eurypontid	550 BC	515 BC
Sovereign	Cleomenes I	King	Agiad	520 BC	490 BC
Sovereign	Demaratus	King	Eurypontid	515 BC	491 BC

References

1. Rulers of Zhōu at the Chinese Text Project
2. Rulers of Cài at the Chinese Text Project
3. Rulers of Cáo at the Chinese Text Project
4. Rulers of Chén at the Chinese Text Project
5. Rulers of Chǔ at the Chinese Text Project
6. Rulers of Jìn at the Chinese Text Project
7. Rulers of Lǔ at the Chinese Text Project
8. Rulers of Qí at the Chinese Text Project
9. Rulers of Qǐ at the Chinese Text Project
10. Rulers of Qín at the Chinese Text Project
11. Rulers of Sòng at the Chinese Text Project
12. Rulers of Téng at the Chinese Text Project
13. Rulers of Wèi at the Chinese Text Project
14. Rulers of Wú at the Chinese Text Project
15. Rulers of Yān at the Chinese Text Project
16. Rulers of Yuè at the Chinese Text Project
17. Rulers of Zhèng at the Chinese Text Project