List of state leaders in 780s BC

This is a list of state leaders in the 780s BC (789 BC–780 BC). The column "Title" refers to being of the state in question (e.g. "King" under the heading "Assyria" means "King of Assyria") unless otherwise stated.

Africa

Carthage

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Dido	Queen regnant	Didoian dynasty	814 BC	760 BC

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Sheshonk IV	Pharaoh	Twenty-second dynasty	798 BC	785 BC
Sovereign	Osorkon III	Pharaoh	Twenty-third dynasty	795 BC	767 BC
Sovereign	Pami	Pharaoh	Twenty-second dynasty	785 BC	778 BC
Sovereign	Niumateped	Pharaoh	Libu	780 BC	765 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Alara	King	—	795 BC	765 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Assyria

New period

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Adad-nirari III	King	—	811 BC	783 BC
Sovereign	Shalmaneser IV	King	—	783 BC	773 BC

Babylonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Marduk-bel-zeri	King	Ninth dynasty	790 BC	780 BC
Sovereign	Marduk-apla-usur	King	Ninth dynasty	780 BC	769 BC

Diauehi

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Utupurshi	King	—	810 BC	770 BC

Israel

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jehoash	King	Jehu	806 BC or 805 BC or 801 BC or 798 BC	791 BC or 790 BC or 786 BC or 782 BC
Sovereign	Jeroboam II	King	Jehu	791 BC or 790 BC or 786 BC or 782 BC	753 BC or 750 BC or 746 BC

Judah

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Amaziah	King	David	805 BC or 800 BC or 796 BC	783 BC or 776 BC or 767 BC
Sovereign	Uzziah	King	David	788 BC or 783 BC or 776 BC or 767 BC	742 BC or 740 BC or 736 BC

Lydia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ardys I	King	Tylonids	795 BC	759 BC

Tyre

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pygmalion	King of the Sidonians	—	831 BC	785 BC

Urartu

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Menua	King	—	810 BC	785 BC
Sovereign	Argishti I	King	—	785 BC	763 BC

Asia

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kan Raza III	King	Second Danyawaddy	825 BC	788 BC
Sovereign	Thila Raza	King	Second Danyawaddy	788 BC	740 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Xuan	King	Zhou dynasty	827 BC	782 BC	[1]
Sovereign	You	King	Zhou dynasty	781 BC	771 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	Xi	Marquis	Ji	809 BC	761 BC	[2]
Cao	Sovereign	Hui	Count	—	794 BC	760 BC	[3]
Chen	Sovereign	Wu	Duke	—	795 BC	781 BC	[4]
	Sovereign	Yi	Duke	—	780 BC	778 BC	[4]
Chu	Sovereign	Ruo'ao	Viscount	Mi	790 BC	764 BC	[5]
Jin	Sovereign	Mu	Marquis	Ji	811 BC	785 BC	[6]
	Sovereign	Shang Shu	Ruler	Ji	784 BC	781 BC	[6]
	Sovereign	Wen	Marquis	Ji	780 BC	746 BC	[6]
Lu	Sovereign	Xiao	Duke	Ji	796 BC	769 BC	[7]
Qi	Sovereign	Zhuang I	Duke	Jiang	794 BC	731 BC	[8]
Qin	Sovereign	Zhuang	Duke	Ying	822 BC	778 BC	[9]
Song	Sovereign	Dai	Duke	—	799 BC	766 BC	[10]
Wey	Sovereign	Wu	Duke	—	813 BC	758 BC	[11]
Yan	Sovereign	Qing	Marquis	—	790 BC	767 BC	[12]
Zheng	Sovereign	Huan	Duke	—	806 BC	771 BC	[13]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Seongdeok	King	—	793 BC	778 BC

Europe

Alba Longa

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Amulius	King	—	796 BC	754 BC

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Agamestor	Archon	—	796 BC	778 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ailill Finn	High King	Milesians	796 BC	785 BC
Sovereign	Eochu mac Ailella	High King	Milesians	785 BC	778 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Caranus	King	Argead dynasty	808 BC	778 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eunomus	King	Eurypontid	800 BC	780 BC
Sovereign	Archelaus	King	Agiad	790 BC	760 BC
Sovereign	Charilaus	King	Eurypontid	780 BC	750 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 Qín at the Chinese Text Project
10. Rulers of Sòng at the Chinese Text Project
11. Rulers of Wèi at the Chinese Text Project
12. Rulers of Yān at the Chinese Text Project
13. Rulers of Zhèng at the Chinese Text Project