List of state leaders in 312 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 313 BC Events of 312 BC List of state leaders in 311 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 312 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

Carthage

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hamilcar II	King	Hannonian	330 BC	309 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nastasen	King	—	335 BC	310 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	Pairisades I	King	Spartocids	349 BC	311 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Seleucus I Nicator	Satrap	Seleucid dynasty	312 BC	305 BC

Asia

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mutasiva	King	Vijaya	367 BC	307 BC

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Thamaza	King	Second Danyawaddy	344 BC	309 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	Wei	Marquis	—	332 BC	312 BC	^[3]
Lu	Sovereign	Ping	Duke	Ji	322 BC	303 BC	^[4]
Qi	Sovereign	Xuan	King	Tian	319 BC	301 BC	^[5]
Qin	Sovereign	Huiwen	King	Ying	337 BC	311 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	Kuai	King	—	320 BC	312 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	Theophrastus	Archon	—	313 BC	312 BC
Sovereign	Polemon	Archon	—	312 BC	311 BC

Epirus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Alcetas II	King	—	313 BC	306 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	Alexander IV	King	Argead dynasty	August 323 BC	309 BC
Sovereign	Cassander	Regent	—	317 BC	305 BC

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

Egypt (332–305 BC)
Persia (330–312 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	M. Valerius Maximus Corvus	Consul	—	312 BC
Sovereign	Publius Decius Mus	Consul	—	312 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cleomenes II	King	Agiad	369 BC	309 BC
Sovereign	Eudamidas I	King	Eurypontid	331 BC	305 BC

Syracuse

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