List of state leaders in 165 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 166 BC Events of 165 BC List of state leaders in 164 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 165 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

Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ptolemy VI Philometor	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	180 BC	164 BC
Sovereign	Cleopatra II	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	173 BC	164 BC
Sovereign	Ptolemy VIII Physcon	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	171 BC	163 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

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 IV	King	Ariarathid	220 BC	163 BC

Caucasian Iberia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Saurmag I	King	Pharnabazid dynasty	237 BC	162 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pairisades III	King	Spartocids	180 BC	150 BC

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Apollodotus I	King	House of Euthydemus	180 BC	160 BC
Sovereign	Eucratides I	King	House of Eucratides	171 BC	145 BC

Indo-Greek Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Apollodotus I	King	House of Euthydemus	180 BC	160 BC
Sovereign	Eucratides I	King	House of Eucratides	171 BC	145 BC

Judea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Judas Maccabeus	Rebel leader	—	167 BC	160 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

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	Antiochus IV Epiphanes	King	Seleucid dynasty	175 BC	163 BC

Asia

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Elara	King	—	205 BC	161 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	Purnotsanga	Emperor	Satavahana dynasty	179 BC	161 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	Achaeus	Archon	—	166 BC	165 BC
Sovereign	Pelops	Archon	—	165 BC	164 BC

Ireland

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

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	T. Manlius Torquatus	Consul	—	165 BC
Sovereign	Cn. Octavius	Consul	—	165 BC

References