List of state leaders in 840s BC

This is a list of state leaders in the 840s BC (849 BC–840 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

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Osorkon II	Pharaoh	Twenty-second dynasty	872 BC	837 BC

Middle East

Aram Damascus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hadadezer	King	—	880 BC	842 BC
Sovereign	Hazael	King	—	842 BC	805 BC or 796 BC

Assyria

New period

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Shalmaneser III	King	—	859 BC	824 BC

Babylonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Marduk-zakir-shumi I	King	Ninth dynasty	855 BC	819 BC

Diauehi

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Asia	King	—	850 BC	825 BC

Israel

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jehoram	King	Omri	852 BC or 851 BC or 849 BC	842 BC or 841 BC
Sovereign	Jehu	King	Jehu	842 BC or 841 BC	815 BC or 814 BC

Judah

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jehoshaphat	King	David	873 BC or 871 BC or 870 BC	849 BC or 848 BC or 845 BC
Sovereign	Jehoram	King	David	851 BC or 849 BC or 848 BC	843 BC or 842 BC or 841 BC
Sovereign	Ahaziah	King	David	843 BC or 842 BC or 841 BC	842 BC or 841 BC
Sovereign	Athaliah	Queen Regnant	David	842 BC or 841 BC	837 BC or 835 BC
Sovereign	Jehoash	King	David	842 BC or 841 BC or 837 BC or 835 BC	802 BC or 800 BC or 796 BC

Tyre

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ithobaal I	King of the Sidonians	—	878 BC	847 BC
Sovereign	Baal-Eser II	King of the Sidonians	—	846 BC	841 BC
Sovereign	Mattan I	King of the Sidonians	—	840 BC	832 BC

Urartu

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Arame	King	—	858 BC	844 BC
Sovereign	Lutipri	King	—	844 BC	834 BC

Asia

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Laukkhaung Raza	King	First Danyawaddy	878 BC	838 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Li	King	Zhou dynasty	877 BC	841 BC	[1]
Sovereign	Gonghe	Regent	Zhou dynasty	841 BC	828 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	Wu	Marquis	Ji	863 BC	837 BC	[2]
Cao	Sovereign	Yi	Count	—	864 BC	835 BC	[3]
Chen	Sovereign	You	Duke	—	854 BC	832 BC	[4]
Chu	Sovereign	Xiong Yan the elder	Viscount	Mi	?	848 BC	[5]
	Sovereign	Xiong Yong	Viscount	Mi	846 BC	838 BC	[5]
Jin	Sovereign	Jing	Marquis	Ji	858 BC	841 BC	[6]
	Sovereign	Xi	Marquis	Ji	840 BC	823 BC	[6]
Lu	Sovereign	Shen	Duke	Ji	854 BC	826 BC	[7]
Qi	Sovereign	Wu	Duke	Jiang	850 BC	825 BC	[8]
Qin	Sovereign	Marquis	Marquis	Ying	858 BC	848 BC	[9]
	Sovereign	Gongbo	Ruler	Ying	846 BC	844 BC	[9]
	Sovereign	Qin Zhong	Ruler	Ying	845 BC	822 BC	[9]
Song	Sovereign	Li	Duke	—	858 BC	831 BC	[10]
Wey	Sovereign	Li	Marquis	—	855 BC	813 BC	[11]
Yan	Sovereign	Hui	Marquis	—	864 BC	827 BC	[12]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Uiyang	King	—	896 BC	843 BC
Sovereign	Munhye	King	—	843 BC	793 BC

Magadha Empire (India)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Biswajit	King	—	884 BC	849 BC
Sovereign	Ripunjaya	King	—	849 BC	799 BC

Europe

Alba Longa

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Aventinus	King	—	856 BC	819 BC

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pherecles	Archon	—	864 BC	845 BC
Sovereign	Ariphron	Archon	—	845 BC	825 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eochu Uairches	High King	Milesians	856 BC	844 BC
Sovereigns	Eochu Fíadmuine & Conaing Bececlach	High Kings	Milesians	844 BC	839 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Labotas	King	Agiad	870 BC	840 BC
Sovereign	Prytanis	King	Eurypontid	860 BC	830 BC
Sovereign	Doryssus	King	Agiad	840 BC	820 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