List of state leaders in 79 BC

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 79 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 XII Auletes	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	80 BC	58 BC
Sovereign	Cleopatra V	Pharaoh	Ptolemaic dynasty	79 BC	68 BC

Numidia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hiempsal II	King	—	88 BC	60 BC

Middle East and Asia Minor

Armenia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Tigranes the Great	King	Artaxiad dynasty	95 BC	55 BC

Bithynia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Nicomedes IV	King	—	94 BC	74 BC

Cappadocia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Ariobarzanes I	King	Ariarathid	95 BC	63 BC

Caucasian Iberia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Artoces	King	Artaxiad dynasty	81 BC	63 BC

Cimmerian Bosporus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates VI	King	Pontids	108 BC	63 BC

Characene

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Tiraios II	King	—	79 BC or 78 BC	49 BC or 48 BC

Commagene

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates I Callinicus	King	—	109 BC	70 BC

Elymais

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kamnaskires III	King	—	82 BC or 81 BC	75 BC
Sovereign	Anzaze	Queen regnant	—	82 BC or 81 BC	75 BC

Indo-Greek Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hermaeus	King	—	90 BC	70 BC
Sovereign	Archebius	King	—	90 BC	70 BC

Indo-Scythian Kingdom

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Maues	King	—	85 BC	60 BC

Judea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Alexander Jannaeus	High Priest & King	—	103 BC	76 BC

Nabataea

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Aretas III	King	—	87 BC	62 BC

Osroene

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Abgar I Piqa	King	—	94 BC	68 BC

Parthian Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Artabanus	King	Arsacid dynasty	91 BC	77 BC
Sovereign	Mithridates	King	Arsacid dynasty	88 BC	67 BC
Sovereign	Orodes I	King	Arsacid dynasty	80 BC	75 BC

Pontus

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Mithridates VI	King	—	120 BC	63 BC

Seleucid Empire

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Tigranes the Great	King	Artaxiad dynasty	83 BC	69 BC
Sovereign	Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes	King	Seleucid dynasty	83 BC	69 BC

Asia

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Valagamba	King	Vijaya	88 BC	76 BC

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Kummara Withuddi	King	Second Danyawaddy	137 BC	50 BC

Buyeo (Korea)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Go Dumak	King	—	108 BC	60 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Zhao Di	Emperor	Han dynasty	87 BC	74 BC

Dongbuyeo (Korea)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hae Buru	King	—	86 BC	48 BC

Japan

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Sujin	Emperor	—	97 BC	5 December 30 BC

Mahan (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Hyo	King	—	113 BC	73 BC

Satavahana Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Lambodara	Emperor	Satavahana dynasty	87 BC	67 BC

Shunga Empire (India)

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Devabhuti	Emperor	Shunga dynasty	83 BC	73 BC

Europe

Athens

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Unknown	Archon	—	80 BC	78 BC

Dacia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Burebista	King	—	82 BC	44 BC

Ireland

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Conaire Mór	High King	Milesians	110 BC	40 BC

Odrysian Thrace

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Sadalas I	King	Astaean line	87 BC	79 BC

Roman Republic

Type	Name	Title	Political group	From	To	Refs
Sovereign	Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus	Consul	—	79 BC
Sovereign	Appius Claudius Pulcher	Consul	—	79 BC