List of state leaders in 153 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 154 BC Events of 153 BC List of state leaders in 152 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 153 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	Ptolemy VI Philometor	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	163 BC	145 BC
Sovereign	Cleopatra II	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	163 BC	127 BC

Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Masinissa	King	—	202 BC	148 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	Prusias II	King	—	182 BC	149 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 III	King	Spartocids	180 BC	150 BC

Commagene

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

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eucratides I	King	House of Eucratides	171 BC	145 BC
Sovereign	Demetrius II	King	House of Euthydemus	155 BC	150 BC
Sovereign	Menander I	King	House of Euthydemus	155 BC	130 BC

Indo-Greek Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eucratides I	King	House of Eucratides	171 BC	145 BC
Sovereign	Menander I	King	House of Euthydemus	155 BC	130 BC

Judea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jonathan Apphus	Rebel leader	—	160 BC	153 BC
		High Priest		153 BC	142 BC

Nabataea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Aretas I	King	—	168 BC	144 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

Pontus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates IV	King	—	170 BC	150 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Demetrius I Soter	King	Seleucid dynasty	161 BC	150 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	Jing Di	Emperor	Han dynasty	156 BC	141 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	Hye	King	—	157 BC	144 BC

Satavahana Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Skandhastambhi	Emperor	Satavahana dynasty	161 BC	143 BC

Sunga Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pushyamitra Sunga	Emperor	Sunga dynasty	185 BC	149 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Epaenetus	Archon	—	154 BC	153 BC
Sovereign	Aristophantus	Archon	—	153 BC	152 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Fachtna Fáthach	High King	Milesians	159 BC	143 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Quintus Fulvius Nobilior	Consul	—	153 BC
Sovereign	T. Annius Luscus	Consul	—	153 BC

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