List of state leaders in 159 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 160 BC Events of 159 BC List of state leaders in 158 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 159 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

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Shanakdakhete	Queen regnant	—	177 BC	155 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	Artaxias I	King	Artaxiad dynasty	190 BC	159 BC
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	Antimachus II	King	House of Euthydemus	160 BC	155 BC

Indo-Greek Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eucratides I	King	House of Eucratides	171 BC	145 BC
Sovereign	Antimachus II	King	House of Euthydemus	160 BC	155 BC

Judea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jonathan Apphus	Rebel leader	—	160 BC	153 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	Eumenes II	King	—	197 BC	159 BC
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	Wen Di	Emperor	Han dynasty	179 BC	157 BC	[1]

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kōgen	Emperor	—	214 BC	2 September 158 BC

Mahan (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	An	King	—	189 BC	157 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	Tychandrus	Archon	—	160 BC	159 BC
Sovereign	Diocles	Archon	—	159 BC	158 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Dui Dallta Dedad	High King	Milesians	169 BC	159 BC
Sovereign	Fachtna Fáthach	High King	Milesians	159 BC	143 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cn. Cornelius Dolabella	Consul	—	159 BC
Sovereign	Marcus Fulvius Nobilior	Consul	—	159 BC

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