List of state leaders in 268 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 269 BC Events of 268 BC List of state leaders in 267 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 268 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	Magas	King	—	276 BC	250 BC

Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ptolemy II Philadelphus	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	288 BC	246 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Arakamani	King	—	270 BC	260 BC

Eastern Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Gala	King	—	275 BC	207 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Armenia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Orontes III	King	Orontid dynasty	317 BC	260 BC

Bithynia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nicomedes I	King	—	278 BC	255 BC

Cappadocia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ariamnes	King	Ariarathid	280 BC	230 BC

Caucasian Iberia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pharnavaz I	King	Pharnabazid dynasty	302 BC	237 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pairisades II	King	Spartocids	284 BC	245 BC

Pergamon

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Philetaerus	King	—	282 BC	263 BC

Pontus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates I	King	—	302 BC	266 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Antiochus I Soter	King	Seleucid dynasty	281 BC	261 BC

Asia

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Devanampiya Tissa	King	Vijaya	307 BC	267 BC

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Thet Htin Phyu	King	Second Danyawaddy	289 BC	249 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nan	King	Zhou dynasty	314 BC	256 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	Qingxiang	King	Mi	298 BC	263 BC	^[2]
Han	Sovereign	Huan Hui	King	—	272 BC	239 BC	^[3]
Lu	Sovereign	Qing	Duke	Ji	279 BC	256 BC	^[4]
Qi	Sovereign	Xiang	King	Tian	283 BC	265 BC	^[5]
Qin	Sovereign	Zhaoxiang	King	Ying	306 BC	251 BC	^[6]
Wei	Sovereign	Anxi	King	—	276 BC	243 BC	^[7]
Wey	Sovereign	Huai Jun	Marquis	—	292 BC	252 BC	^[8]
Yan	Sovereign	Wu Cheng	King	—	271 BC	258 BC	^[9]
Zhao	Sovereign	Huiwen	King	—	298 BC	266 BC	^[10]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hyeonmun	King	—	290 BC	251 BC

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kōrei	Emperor	—	290 BC	8 February 215 BC

Maurya Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ashoka	Emperor	Maurya dynasty	274 BC	232 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Diogeiton	Archon	—	269 BC	268 BC
Sovereign	Menecles	Archon	—	268 BC	267 BC

Epirus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Alexander II	King	—	272 BC	255 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Rudraige mac Sithrigi	High King	Milesians	289 BC	219 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Antigonus II Gonatas	King	Antigonid dynasty	272 BC	239 BC

Paeonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Leon	King	—	278 BC	250 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	P. Sempronius Sophus	Consul	—	268 BC
Sovereign	Ap. Claudius Russus	Consul	—	268 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Areus I	King	Agiad	309 BC	265 BC
Sovereign	Eudamidas II	King	Eurypontid	275 BC	245 BC

Syracuse

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hiero II	Tyrant	—	275 BC	215 BC