List of state leaders in 340 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 341 BC Events of 340 BC List of state leaders in 339 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 340 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	Hanno III	King	Magonids	344 BC	340 BC
Sovereign	Hanno the Great	King	Hannonian	340 BC	337 BC

Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Artaxerxes III	Pharaoh	Thirty-first dynasty	343 BC	338 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Akhraten	King	—	350 BC	335 BC

Eastern Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Zelalsen	King	—	344 BC	274 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Bithynia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Bas	Dynast	—	376 BC	326 BC

Cappadocia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ariarathes I	Satrap	Datamid	350 BC	331 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

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

Persia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Artaxerxes III	King	Achaemenid dynasty	358 BC	338 BC

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

Lydia (547–330 BC)
Babylonia (539–330 BC)
Elam (519–330 BC)
Armenia (344–336 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	Xian	King	Zhou dynasty	368 BC	321 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	Xuan	King	Mi	369 BC	340 BC	^[2]
Han	Sovereign	Zhao Li	Marquis	—	362 BC	333 BC	^[3]
Lu	Sovereign	Jing	Duke	Ji	343 BC	323 BC	^[4]
Qi	Sovereign	Wei	King	Tian	356 BC	320 BC	^[5]
Qin	Sovereign	Xiao	Duke	Ying	361 BC	338 BC	^[6]
Song	Sovereign	Ti Cheng Jun	Duke	—	355 BC	329 BC	^[7]
Wei	Sovereign	Hui	King	—	369 BC	319 BC	^[8]
Wey	Sovereign	Ping	Marquis	—	342 BC	333 BC	^[9]
Yan	Sovereign	Wen II	Duke	—	361 BC	333 BC	^[10]
Yue	Sovereign	Wu Qiang	King	—	355 BC	334 BC	^[11]
Zhao	Sovereign	Su	Marquis	—	349 BC	326 BC	^[12]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Gadeok	King	—	342 BC	315 BC

Japan

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

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nicomachus	Archon	—	341 BC	340 BC
Sovereign	Theophrastus	Archon	—	340 BC	339 BC

Epirus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Alexander I	King	—	343 BC	330 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Óengus Tuirmech Temrach	High King	Milesians	385 BC	326 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Philip II	King	Argead dynasty	359 BC	October 336 BC

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

Odrysian Thrace (341–331 BC)

Paeonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Lycceius	King	—	356 BC	340 BC
Sovereign	Patraus	King	—	340 BC	315 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Titus Manlius Torquatus	Consul	—	340 BC
Sovereign	Publius Decius Mus	Consul	—	340 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Cleomenes II	King	Agiad	369 BC	309 BC
Sovereign	Archidamus III	King	Eurypontid	360 BC	338 BC

Syracuse

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Timoleon	Tyrant	—	345 BC	337 BC