List of state leaders in 500 BC

501 BC state leaders—Events of 500 BC—499 BC state leaders—State leaders by year

Africa

• Carthage—Hamilcar I, King of Carthage (c.510 BC–c.480 BC)
• Cyrene—Battus IV, King of Cyrene (c.515 BC–c.470 BC)
• Egypt (Twenty-Seventh Dynasty)—Darius I, Pharaoh of Egypt (521 BC–486 BC)
• Kush—Amaniastabarqa, King of Kush (c.487 BC–c.510 BC)

Asia

• China (Spring and Autumn Period)
  • Eastern Zhou Dynasty—King Jing of Zhou (519 BC–475 BC)
  • Cai—Marquess Zhao of Cai (518 BC–490 BC)
  • Cao—Boyang of Cao (501 BC–487 BC)
  • Chen—Duke Min of Chen (501 BC–479 BC)
  • Chu—King Zhao of Chu (515 BC–488 BC)
  • Jin—Duke Ding of Jin (511 BC–474 BC)
  • Lu—Duke Ding of Lu (509 BC–494 BC)
  • Qi—Duke Jing of Qi (547 BC–489 BC)
  • Qin—
    1. Duke Ai of Qin (536 BC–500 BC)
    2. Duke Hui (I) of Qin (500 BC–490 BC)
  • Song—Duke Jing of Song (516 BC–450 BC)
  • Wei (I)—Duke Ling of Wei (534 BC–492 BC)
  • Wu—King Helu of Wu (514 BC–495 BC)
  • Yan—Duke Jian of Yan (504 BC–492 BC)
  • Yue—King Yunchang of Yue (510 BC–495 BC)
  • Zheng—
    1. Duke Xian of Zheng (513 BC–500 BC)
    2. Duke Sheng of Zheng (500 BC–462 BC)
• India (Magadhan Empire)—Bimbisara, Shishunagan ruler (544 BC–491 BC)
• Japan (legendary) —Emperor Itoku, of Japan (c.510 BC–c.476 BC)

Europe

• Athens—
  1. Hermocreon, Archon of Athens (501 BC–500 BC)
  2. Smyrus, Archon of Athens (500 BC–499 BC)
• Clusium—Lars Porsena, King of Clusium (c.500 BC)
• Ireland—Mog Corb, High King of Ireland (505 BC–499 BC)
• Macedon (Argead Dynasty)—Amyntas I, King of Macedon (547 BC–498 BC)
• Roman Republic
  • Manius Tullius Longus, Consul (500 BC–499 BC)
  • Servius Sulpicius P.f. Camarinus Cornutus, Consul (500 BC–499 BC)
• Sparta—
  • (Agiad Dynasty) Cleomenes I, King of Sparta (520 BC–490 BC)
  • (Eurypontid Dynasty) Demaratus, King of Sparta (515 BC–491 BC)

Middle East

• Miletus—Aristagoras, Tyrant of Miletus
• Persian Empire (Achaemenid Dynasty)—Darius I, King of Persia (521 BC–486 BC)