List of state leaders in 305 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 306 BC Events of 305 BC List of state leaders in 304 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 305 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 I Soter	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	305 BC	285 BC

Eastern Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Zelalsen	King	—	344 BC	274 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	Zipoetes I	Dynast	—	326 BC	297 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eumelos	King	Spartocids	310 BC	304 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Seleucus I Nicator	Satrap	Seleucid dynasty	312 BC	305 BC
		King		305 BC	September 281 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	Kummara	King	Second Danyawaddy	309 BC	289 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	Huai	King	Mi	328 BC	299 BC	[2]
Han	Sovereign	Xiang	Marquis	—	311 BC	296 BC	[3]
Lu	Sovereign	Ping	Duke	Ji	322 BC	303 BC	[4]
Qi	Sovereign	Xuan	King	Tian	319 BC	301 BC	[5]
Qin	Sovereign	Zhaoxiang	King	Ying	306 BC	251 BC	[6]
Song	Sovereign	Kang	King	—	328 BC	286 BC	[7]
Wei	Sovereign	Xiang	King	—	318 BC	296 BC	[8]
Wey	Sovereign	Si Jun	Marquis	—	334 BC	293 BC	[9]
Yan	Sovereign	Zhao	King	—	311 BC	279 BC	[10]
Zhao	Sovereign	Wuling	King	—	325 BC	299 BC	[11]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Samhyo	King	—	315 BC	290 BC

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kōan	Emperor	—	392 BC	9 January 291 BC

Maurya Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Chandragupta Maurya	Emperor	Maurya dynasty	322 BC	298 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Coroebus	Archon	—	306 BC	305 BC
Sovereign	Euxenippus	Archon	—	305 BC	304 BC

Epirus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pyrrhus	King	—	307 BC	302 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Énna Aignech	High King	Milesians	313 BC	293 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cassander	Regent	—	317 BC	305 BC
		King	Antipatrid dynasty	305 BC	297 BC
Sovereign	Demetrius I	King	Antigonid dynasty	306 BC	286 BC

At this time, the Macedonian rulers were also rulers of the following conquered countries:

• Egypt (332–305 BC)

Odrysian Thrace

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Seuthes III	King	—	331 BC	300 BC

Paeonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Audoleon	King	—	315 BC	285 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Lucius Postumius Megellus	Consul	—	305 BC
Sovereign	Ti. Minucius Augurinus	Consul	—	305 BC
Sovereign	M. Fulvius Curvus Paetinus	Consul	—	305 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eudamidas I	King	Eurypontid	331 BC	305 BC
Sovereign	Areus I	King	Agiad	309 BC	265 BC
Sovereign	Archidamus IV	King	Eurypontid	305 BC	275 BC

Syracuse

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Agathocles	Tyrant	—	317 BC	289 BC

References