List of state leaders in 397 BC

See also
List of state leaders in 398 BC Events of 397 BC List of state leaders in 396 BC State leaders by year

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 397 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	Himilco II	King	Magonids	406 BC	396 BC

Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nepherites I	Pharaoh	Twenty-ninth dynasty	398 BC	393 BC

Kush

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Harsiotef	King	—	404 BC	369 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Armenia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Orontes I	Satrap	—	401 BC	344 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Satyrus	King	Spartocids	433 BC	389 BC

Persia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Artaxerxes II	King	Achaemenid dynasty	404 BC	358 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)

Asia

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Rohaha Gun	King	Second Danyawaddy	399 BC	368 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	An	King	Zhou dynasty	401 BC	376 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	Dao	King	Mi	401 BC	381 BC	[2]
Han	Sovereign	Lie	Marquis	—	399 BC	387 BC	[3]
Jin	Sovereign	Lie	Duke	Ji	415 BC	389 BC	[4]
Lu	Sovereign	Mu	Duke	Ji	415 BC	383 BC	[5]
Qi	Sovereign	Kang	Duke	Jiang	404 BC	386 BC	[6]
Qin	Sovereign	Hui II	Duke	Ying	399 BC	387 BC	[7]
Song	Sovereign	Dao	Duke	—	403 BC	385 BC	[8]
Wei	Sovereign	Wen	Marquis	—	445 BC	396 BC	[9]
Wey	Sovereign	Shen	Duke	—	414 BC	383 BC	[10]
Yan	Sovereign	Jian II	Duke	—	414 BC	373 BC	[11]
Yue	Sovereign	Yi	King	—	412 BC	376 BC	[12]
Zhao	Sovereign	Wu	Marquis	—	399 BC	387 BC	[13]
Zheng	Sovereign	Xu	Duke	—	422 BC	396 BC	[14]

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hyeokseong	King	—	413 BC	385 BC

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kōshō	Emperor	—	475 BC	5 August 393 BC

Magadha Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Shishunaga	Emperor	Shishunaga dynasty	413 BC	395 BC

Upatissa Nuwara (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pandukabhaya	King	Vijaya	437 BC	377 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Euthycles	Archon	—	398 BC	397 BC
Sovereign	Souniades	Archon	—	397 BC	396 BC

Epirus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Tharrhypas	King	—	430 BC	392 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Eochaid Ailtlethan	High King	Milesians	414 BC	396 BC

Macedonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereigns	Orestes & Aeropus II	Kings	Argead dynasty	399 BC	396 BC

Odrysian Thrace

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Amadocus I	King	—	408 BC	389 BC
Sovereign	Seuthes II	King	—	405 BC	387 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	L. Iulius Iullus	Consular tribune	—	397 BC
Sovereign	Aulus Postumius Albinus Regillensis	Consular tribune	—	397 BC
Sovereign	Lucius Furius Medullinus	Consular tribune	—	397 BC
Sovereign	P. Cornelius Maluginensis	Consular tribune	—	397 BC
Sovereign	L. Sergius Fidenas	Consular tribune	—	397 BC
Sovereign	A. Manlius Vulso Capitolinus	Consular tribune	—	397 BC

Sparta

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Pausanias II	King	Agiad	409 BC	395 BC
Sovereign	Agesilaus II	King	Eurypontid	401 BC or 400 BC	360 BC

Syracuse

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Dionysius I	Tyrant	—	405 BC	367 BC

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