List of state leaders in 472 BC
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This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 472 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 | King | Magonids | 480 BC | 440 BC |
Cyrene
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Battus IV | King | Battiad dynasty | 515 BC | 465 BC |
Kush
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Siaspiqa | King | — | 487 BC | 468 BC |
Middle East and Asia Minor
Armenia
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Hidarnes II | King | Orontid dynasty | Beginning of the 5th century BC | ||
Persia
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Xerxes I | King | Achaemenid dynasty | 486 BC | 465 BC |
At this time, the Persian rulers were also rulers of the following conquered countries:
Asia
Arakan (Burma)
Mythological monarchs
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Thiha Nu | King | Second Danyawaddy | 491 BC | 471 BC |
China
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Yuan | King | Zhou dynasty | 475 BC | 469 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cai | Sovereign | Cheng | Marquis | Ji | 490 BC | 472 BC | [2] |
| Chu | Sovereign | Hui | King | Mi | 488 BC | 432 BC | [3] |
| Jin | Sovereign | Chu | Duke | Ji | 474 BC | 452 BC | [4] |
| Lu | Sovereign | Ai | Duke | Ji | 494 BC | 468 BC | [5] |
| Qi | Sovereign | Ping | Duke | Jiang | 480 BC | 456 BC | [6] |
| Qi (Henan) | Sovereign | Min | Duke | — | 486 BC | 471 BC | [7] |
| Qin | Sovereign | Ligong | Duke | Ying | 476 BC | 443 BC | [8] |
| Song | Sovereign | Jing | Duke | — | 516 BC | 469 BC | [9] |
| Wey | Sovereign | Chu | Duke | — | 476 BC | 470 BC | [10] |
| Yan | Sovereign | Xiao | Duke | — | 492 BC | 455 BC | [11] |
| Yue | Sovereign | Gou Jian | King | — | 491 BC | 464 BC | [12] |
| Zheng | Sovereign | Sheng | Duke | — | 500 BC | 463 BC | [13] |
Gojoseon (Korea)
Legendary monarchs
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Jese | King | — | 486 BC | 465 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 | Ajatasatru | Emperor | Haryanka dynasty | 491 BC | 461 BC |
Upatissa Nuwara (Sri Lanka)
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Abhaya | King | Vijaya | 474 BC | 454 BC |
Europe
Athens
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Menon | Archon | — | 473 BC | 472 BC | |
| Sovereign | Chares | Archon | — | 472 BC | 471 BC |
Ireland
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Fer Corb | High King | Milesians | 474 BC | 463 BC |
Macedonia
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Alexander I | King | Argead dynasty | 498 BC | 454 BC |
Roman Republic
| Type | Name | Title | Political group | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | L. Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus | Consul | — | 472 BC | ||
| Sovereign | P. Furius Medullinus Fusus | Consul | — | 472 BC | ||
Sparta
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Leotychidas | King | Eurypontid | 491 BC | 469 BC | |
| Sovereign | Pleistarchus | King | Agiad | 480 BC | 458 BC |
Syracuse
| Type | Name | Title | Royal house | From | To | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | Hiero I | Tyrant | — | 478 BC | 466 BC |
References
- ↑ Rulers of Zhōu at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Cài at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Chǔ at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Jìn at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Lǔ at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Qí at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Qǐ at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Qín at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Sòng at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Wèi at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Yān at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Yuè at the Chinese Text Project
- ↑ Rulers of Zhèng at the Chinese Text Project