List of state leaders in 203 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 204 BC Events of 203 BC List of state leaders in 202 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 203 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	Hugronaphor	Pharaoh	—	205 BC	199 BC
Sovereign	Ptolemy V Epiphanes	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	204 BC	180 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Arqamani	King	—	218 BC	200 BC

Eastern Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Masinissa	King	—	206 BC	202 BC

Western Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Syphax	King	—	215 BC	202 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Armenia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Orontes IV	King	Orontid dynasty	212 BC	200 BC
Sovereign	Abdissares	King	Orontid dynasty	210 BC	190 BC

Bithynia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Prusias I	King	—	228 BC	182 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	Hygiainon	King	Spartocids	220 BC	200 BC

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Euthydemus I	King	House of Euthydemus	230 BC	200 BC

Parthian Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Arsaces II	King	Arsacid dynasty	211 BC	185 BC

Pergamon

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Attalus I	King	—	241 BC	197 BC

Pontus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates III	King	—	220 BC	185 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Antiochus III the Great	King	Seleucid dynasty	223 BC	187 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	Hae Mo-su	King	—	239 BC	195 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Gaozu	Emperor	Han dynasty	206 BC	195 BC	[1]

Vassal states

• Note: Only vassal states where the rulers and their reigning years are known are listed here.

State	Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Chu	Sovereign	Xiang Yu	Hegemon-King	—	206 BC	202 BC	[2]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Jun	King	—	220 BC	195 BC

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	Mugang	King	—	220 BC	194 BC

Maurya Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Salisuka	Emperor	Maurya dynasty	215 BC	202 BC

Satavahana Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Krishna	Emperor	Satavahana dynasty	207 BC	189 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Apollodorus	Archon	—	204 BC	203 BC
Sovereign	Proxenides	Archon	—	203 BC	202 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Bresal Bó-Díbad	High King	Milesians	210 BC	199 BC

Macedonia

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

Odrysian Thrace

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Seuthes IV	King	—	215 BC	190 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cn. Servilius Caepio	Consul	—	203 BC
Sovereign	C. Servilius Geminus	Consul	—	203 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nabis	Tyrant	—	206 BC	192 BC

References