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- State leaders in the 7th century BC β State leaders in the 5th century BC β State leaders by year
This is: a list of state leaders in the 6th century BC (600β501 BC).
Africa: Northβ»
Carthage
- Carthage (complete list) β
- Didonian
- Hanno I, King (c.580βc.556 BC)
- Malchus, King (c.556βc.550 BC)
- Magonids
- Mago I, King (c.550βc.530 BC)
- Hasdrubal I, King (c.530βc.510 BC)
- Hamilcar I, King (c.510β480 BC)
Cyrene
- Cyrene (complete list) β
- Battus I, King (630β600 BC)
- Arcesilaus I, King (600β583 BC)
- Battus II, King (583β560 BC)
- Arcesilaus II, King (560β550 BC)
- Battus III, King (550β530 BC)
- Arcesilaus III, King (530β515 BC)
- Battus IV, King (515β465 BC)
Egypt: Late Period
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of the Late Period (complete list) β
- Necho II, Pharaoh (610β595 BC)
- Psamtik II, Pharaoh (595β589 BC)
- Apries, Pharaoh (589β570 BC)
- Amasis II, Pharaoh (570β526 BC)
- Psamtik III, Pharaoh (526β525 BC)
Kush
- Kingdom of Kush (complete list) β
- Anlamani, King (620β600 BC)
- Aspelta, King (600β580 BC)
- Aramatle-qo, King (568β555 BC)
- Malonaqen, King (555β542 BC)
- Analmaye, King (542β538 BC)
- Amaninatakilebte, King (538β519 BC)
- Karkamani, King (519β510 BC)
- Amaniastabarqa, King (510β487 BC)
Asiaβ»
Asia: Eastβ»
China: Spring and Autumn period
- Zhou, China: Eastern Zhou (complete list) β
- Cai (complete list) β
- Wen, Marquis (611β592 BC)
- Jing, Marquis (591β543 BC)
- Ling, Marquis (542β531 BC)
- Ping, Marquis (530β522 BC)
- Dao, Marquis (521β519 BC)
- Zhao, Marquis (518β491 BC)
- Cao (complete list) β
- Chen (complete list) β
- Xia Zhengshu, ruler (7thβ6th century BC)
- Cheng, Duke (c.6th century BC)
- Ai, Duke (c.6th century BC)
- Liu, Prince (c.6th century BC)
- (Chuan Fengxu), ruler (c.6th century BC)
- Hui, Duke (6thβ5th century BC)
- Chu (complete list) β
- Jin (complete list) β
- Lu (complete list) β
- Xuan, Duke (608β591 BC)
- Cheng, Duke (590β573 BC)
- Xiang, Duke (572β542 BC)
- Ziye, ruler (542 BC)
- Zhao, Duke (541β510 BC)
- Ding, Duke (509β495 BC)
- Qin (complete list) β
- Song (complete list) β
- Wen, Duke (610β589 BC)
- Gong, Duke (588β576 BC)
- Ping, Duke (575β532 BC)
- Yuan, Duke (531β517 BC)
- Jing, Duke (516β451 BC)
- Wey (complete list) β
- Cheng, Duke (634β600 BC)
- Mu, Duke (599β589 BC)
- Ding, Duke (588β577 BC)
- Xian, Duke (576β559 BC)
- Shang, Duke (558β547 BC)
- Xian, Duke (546β544 BC)
- Xiang, Duke (543β535 BC)
- Ling, Duke (534β493 BC)
- Wu (complete list) β
- Yue (complete list) β
- Wuren of Yue, Marquis (7thβ6th century BC)
- Wushen of Yue, Marquis (6th century BC)
- Futan of Yue, Marquis (565β538 BC)
- Yunchang of Yue, King (?β497 BC)
- Zheng (complete list) β
- Xiang, Duke (604β587 BC)
- Dao, Duke (586β585 BC)
- Cheng, Duke (584β581 BC, 581β571 BC)
- Xu, Prince (581 BC)
- Xi, Duke (581 BC, 570β566 BC)
- Jian, Duke (565β530 BC)
- Ding, Duke (529β514 BC)
- Xian, Duke (513β501 BC)
Asia: Southeastβ»
Vietnam
- TΓ’n line, King (c.660βc.569 BC)
- NhΓ’m line, King (c.568β408 BC)
Asia: Southβ»
India
- Magadha: Haryanka dynasty (complete list) β
- Bimbisara (c.544βc.492 BC)
Sri Lanka
# | Name | Period | Era | House | Reign | Duration | |
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From | To | (years, months, days) | |||||
1 | Vijaya | Pre Anuradhapura | Tambapanni (complete list) |
Vijaya | 543 BC | 505 BC | 38 Years |
- | Upatissa | 505 BC | 504 BC | 1 Year | |||
2 | Panduvasdeva | 504 BC | 474 BC | 30 Years |
Asia: Westβ»
- Neo-Babylonian Empire: Dynasty XI (complete list) β
- Nebuchadnezzar II, King (c.605β562 BC)
- Amel-Marduk, King (c.562β560 BC)
- Neriglissar, King (c.560β556 BC)
- Labashi-Marduk, King (c.556 BC)
- Nabonidus, King (c.556β539 BC)
- Elam: Humban-Tahrid dynasty (complete list) β
- Humban-Tahrah II, King (7th/6th century)
- Hallutash-Inshushinak, King (7th/6th century)
- Ummanunu I, King (first quarter of 6th century BC)
- Shilhak-Inshushinak II, King (first quarter of 6th century BC)
- Temti-Humban-Inshushinak II, King (pre-550 BCβ?)
- Halkatash, King (?βc.549/8 BC)
- AΓ§ina, King (?β522 BC)
- Ummanunu II/Humban-Nikash IV (UmmaniΕ‘), King (522β521 BC)
- Atta-hamiti-Inshushinak, King (?β520/19 BC)
- Chronologies as established by Albright
- Lydia (complete list) β
- Median Empire (complete list) β
- Anshan (complete list) β
- Cyrus I, King (640β580 BC)
- Cambyses I, King (580β559 BC)
- Cyrus the "Great," II
- King of Anshan (559β530 BC)
- King of Persia (?β530 BC)
- Cyrus the Great, II, King of Anshan (559β530 BC), King of Kings (?β530 BC)
- Cambyses II, King of Kings (530β522 BC)
- Smerdis, King of Kings (522 BC)
- Gaumata, false Smerdis, usurper King (522 BC)
- Darius I, King of Kings (522β486 BC)
- Urartu (complete list) β
- Rusa III, King (629β590/615 BC)
- Sarduri IV, King (615β595 BC)
- Rusa IV, King (595β585 BC)
Europeβ»
Europe: Balkansβ»
- Athens (complete list) β
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- Corinth β
- Periander, Tyrant (c.627βc.587 BC)
- Psammetichus, Tyrant (c.587 BCβ?)
- Macedonia: Argead dynasty (complete list) β
- Sparta (complete list) β
Europe: Southβ»
- Roman Kingdom (complete list) β
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, King (616β579 BC)
- Servius Tullius, King (578β535 BC)
- Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, King (535β510/509 BC)
- Roman Republic (complete list) β
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Eurasia: Caucasusβ»
- Orontes I Sakavakyats, King (570β560 BC)
- Tigranes Orontid, King (560β535 BC)
- Vahagn Orontid, King (6th century BC)
- Hidarnes I, King (late 6th century BC)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Per one surviving fragment of the Athenian Archon list. Donald W. Bradeen, "The Fifth-Century Archon List", Hesperia, 32 (1963), pp. 187β208
- ^ So Cadoux and Alan Samuel; Benjamin D. Merrit notes the name could be read "Onetorides". (Merrit, "Greek inscriptions, 14-27", Hesperia, 8 (1939), p 60)
- ^ This identification has been questioned by Matthew P. J. Dillon, "Was Kleisthenes of Pleisthenes Archon at Athens in 525 BC?", Zeitschrift fΓΌr Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 155 (2006), pp. 91β107
- ^ Alan Samuel is doubtful this archon existed, claiming this is based on Eustathius' misunderstanding his source, which provides the date Pindar died, not when he was born. Samuel, Greek and Roman Chronology (Muenchen: Beck'sche, 1972), p. 204
- ^ So Dionysius of Halicarnassus (V.36.1) and others. Livy II.15.1, however, names another pair: P. Lucretius and "P." Valerius Poplicola. Alan Samuel explains this difference as Lucretius being an error for Larcius, due to confusion with Poplicola's colleague in 508 and 504 BC. (Samuel, Greek and Roman Chronology (Muenchen: Beck'sche, 1972), p. 256)