List of state leaders in 138 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 139 BC Events of 138 BC List of state leaders in 137 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 138 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

Cyrene

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ptolemy VIII Physcon	King	—	163 BC	116 BC

Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cleopatra II	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	163 BC	127 BC
Sovereign	Ptolemy VIII Physcon	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	145 BC	131 BC
Sovereign	Cleopatra III	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	142 BC	131 BC

Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Micipsa	King	—	148 BC	118 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Armenia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Tigranes I	King	Artaxiad dynasty	159 BC	123 BC

Bithynia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nicomedes II	King	—	149 BC	127 BC

Cappadocia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ariarathes V	King	Ariarathid	163 BC	130 BC

Caucasian Iberia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mirian I	King	Pharnabazid dynasty	162 BC	112 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pairisades IV	King	Spartocids	150 BC	125 BC

Commagene

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ptolemaeus	King	—	163 BC	130 BC

Elymais

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Okkonapses	King	—	139 BC	138 BC
Sovereign	Tigraios	King	—	138 BC	132 BC

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Menander I	King	House of Euthydemus	155 BC	130 BC
Sovereign	Heliocles I	King	House of Eucratides	145 BC	130 BC

Indo-Greek Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Menander I	King	House of Euthydemus	155 BC	130 BC

Judea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Simon Thassi	High Priest	—	142 BC	134 BC

Nabataea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Malichus I	King	—	144 BC	110 BC

Parthian Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates I	King	Arsacid dynasty	167 BC	132 BC

Pergamon

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Attalus II Philadelphus	King	—	160 BC	138 BC
Sovereign	Attalus III	King	—	138 BC	133 BC

Pontus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates V	King	—	150 BC	120 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Demetrius II Nicator	King	Seleucid dynasty	145 BC	138 BC
Sovereign	Diodotus Tryphon	King	Seleucid dynasty	140 BC	138 BC
Sovereign	Antiochus VII Sidetes	King	Seleucid dynasty	138 BC	129 BC

Asia

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Dutugamunu	King	Vijaya	161 BC	137 BC

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Munzayaba	King	Second Danyawaddy	171 BC	137 BC

Buyeo (Korea)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Go Haesa	King	—	170 BC	121 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Wu Di	Emperor	Han dynasty	9 March 141 BC	29 March 87 BC	[1]

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kaika	Emperor	—	157 BC	9 April 98 BC

Mahan (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Myung	King	—	144 BC	113 BC

Satavahana Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Satakarni	Emperor	Satavahana dynasty	143 BC	87 BC

Sunga Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Vasujyeshtha	Emperor	Sunga dynasty	141 BC	131 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Apollodorus	Archon	—	139 BC	138 BC
Sovereign	Timarchus	Archon	—	138 BC	137 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eochu Feidlech	High King	Milesians	143 BC	131 BC

Odrysian Thrace

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Beithys	King	Astaean line	140 BC	120 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio	Consul	—	138 BC
Sovereign	Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus	Consul	—	138 BC

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