List of state leaders in 179 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 180 BC Events of 179 BC List of state leaders in 178 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 179 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	Cleopatra I Syra	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	193 BC	176 BC
Sovereign	Ptolemy VI Philometor	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	180 BC	164 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

Indo-Greek Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Antimachus I	King	—	185 BC	170 BC
Sovereign	Apollodotus I	King	House of Euthydemus	180 BC	160 BC

Parthian Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Phriapatius	King	Arsacid dynasty	185 BC	170 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	Pharnaces I	King	—	185 BC	170 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Seleucus IV Philopator	King	Seleucid dynasty	187 BC	175 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	Teza Wun	King	Second Danyawaddy	207 BC	171 BC

Buyeo (Korea)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mosuri	King	—	195 BC	170 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	Sri Mallakarni	Emperor	Satavahana dynasty	189 BC	179 BC
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	Dionysius	Archon	—	180 BC	179 BC
Sovereign	Menedemus	Archon	—	179 BC	178 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Congal Cláiringnech	High King	Milesians	184 BC	169 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Philip V	King	Antigonid dynasty	221 BC	179 BC
Sovereign	Perseus	King	Antigonid dynasty	179 BC	167 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Quintus Fulvius Flaccus	Consul	—	179 BC
Sovereign	Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus	Consul	—	179 BC

References