List of state leaders in the 18th century BC

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This is a list of state leaders in the 18th century BC (1800 BC–1701 BC). The column "Title" refers to being of the state in question (e.g. "King" under the heading "Assyria" means "King of Assyria") unless otherwise stated.

Africa

Second Intermediate Period of Egypt

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Sekhemre Khutawy	King^[1]	Thirteenth dynasty	1802 BC	1799 BC
Sovereign	Sekhemkare	King	Thirteenth dynasty	1798 BC	1796 BC
Sovereign	Amenemhat	King	Thirteenth dynasty	1795 BC	1792 BC
Sovereign	Sehetepre	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	1792 BC
Sovereign	Wegaf	King	Thirteenth dynasty	1794 BC	1757 BC
Sovereign	Iufni	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Amenemhet VI	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Semenkare	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Sehetepre	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Sewadjkare	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Nedjemibre	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Sobekhotep I	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Renseneb	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1775 BC?
Sovereign	Hor	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1775 BC?
Sovereign	Sedjefakare	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Sekhemre Khutawy	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1767 BC?
Sovereign	Khendjer	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1765 BC?
Sovereign	Imyremeshaw	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Sehetepkare Intef	King	Thirteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Sobekhotep III	King	Thirteenth dynasty	1759 BC	1755 BC
Sovereign	Neferhotep I	King	Thirteenth dynasty	1751 BC	1740 BC
Sovereign	Sobekhotep IV	King	Thirteenth dynasty	1740 BC	1730 BC
Sovereign	Sobekhotep V	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1730 BC
Sovereign	Wahibre Ibiau	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1725 BC	1714 BC
Sovereign	Merneferre Ay	King	Thirteenth dynasty	Around 1714 BC	1691 BC
Sovereign	Nehesy	King	Fourteenth dynasty	Around 1705 BC?
Sovereign	Khakherewre	King	Fourteenth dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Nebefawre	King	Fourteenth dynasty	Around 1704 BC?
Sovereign	Sehebre	King	Fourteenth dynasty	?	?

Middle East

Assyria

Old Period

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Shamshi-Adad I	King	—	1813 BC	1791 BC or 1781 BC
Sovereign	Ishme-Dagan I	King	—	1790 BC	1751 BC
Sovereign	Mut-Ashkur	King	—	1750 BC or 1730 BC	1720 BC
Sovereign	Rimush	King	—	?	?
Sovereign	Asinum	King	—	?	?
Sovereign	Adasi	King	—	1720 BC	1701 BC

Babylonia

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Sumu-la-El	King	First dynasty	1817 BC	1781 BC
Sovereign	Sabium	King	First dynasty	1781 BC	1767 BC
Sovereign	Apil-Sin	King	First dynasty	1767 BC	1749 BC
Sovereign	Sin-Muballit	King	First dynasty	1748 BC	1729 BC
Sovereign	Hammurabi	King	First dynasty	1728 BC	1686 BC

Elam

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Kuk-Nashur II	Sukkalmah & Sukkal of Elam and Simashki and Susa	Epartid dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Shirukduh	Sukkalmah	Epartid dynasty	Around 1790 BC	?
Sovereign	Shimut-Wartash I	?	Epartid dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Siwe-Palar-Hupak	Sukkalmah, Sukkal of Susa & Prince of Elam	Epartid dynasty	Around 1765 BC
Sovereign	Kuduzulush I	Sukkalmah & Sukkal of Susa	Epartid dynasty	?	?
Sovereign	Kutir-Nahhunte I	Sukkalmah	Epartid dynasty	Around 1710 BC	?
Sovereign	Atta-Merra-Halki	?	Epartid dynasty	?	?

Asia

Arakan (Burma)

Mythological monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Si Aung	King	First Danyawaddy	1805 BC	1777 BC
Sovereign	Tataingthin	King	First Danyawaddy	1777 BC	1746 BC
Sovereign	Kyaw-Khaung Win	King	First Danyawaddy	1746 BC	1715 BC
Sovereign	Thuriya Nandameit	King	First Danyawaddy	1715 BC	1694 BC

China

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From
Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號)¹
Order	Reign²	Chinese	Pinyin	Notes
01	45	禹	Yǔ	Also Yu the Great (大禹; Dà Yǔ)
02	10	啟	Qǐ	Son of Yu
03	29	太康	Tai Kang
04	13	仲康	Zhòng Kāng
05	28	相	Xiāng
06	21	少康	Shào Kāng	Restored the corrupt Xia dynasty
07	17	杼	Zhù
08	26	槐	Huái
09	18	芒	Máng
10	16	泄	Xiè	Son of Mang
11	59	不降	Bù Jiàng
12	21	扃	Jiōng
13	21	廑	Jǐn	Guoyu: Jǐn or Jìn, putonghua: Jǐn
14	31	孔甲	Kǒng Jiǎ
15	11	皋	Gāo
16	11	發	Fā

| Sovereign | Jin | King | Xia dynasty | 1810 BC | 1789 BC | |- | Sovereign | Kong Jia | King | Xia dynasty | 1789 BC | 1758 BC | |- | Sovereign | Gao | King | Xia dynasty | 1758 BC | 1747 BC | |- | Sovereign | Fa | King | Xia dynasty | 1747 BC | 1728 BC | |- | Sovereign | Jie | King | Xia dynasty | 1728 BC | 1675 BC | |}

Gojoseon (Korea)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Heuldal	Tanje	—	1843 BC	1800 BC
Sovereign	Gobul	Tanje	—	1800 BC	1771 BC
Sovereign	Beoreum	Tanje	—	1771 BC	1738 BC
Sovereign	Wina	Tanje	—	1738 BC	1720 BC
Sovereign	Yeoeul	Tanje	—	1720 BC	1657 BC

Magadha Empire (India)

Legendary monarchs

Type	Name	Title	Royal house	From	To
Sovereign	Brihadratha	King	—	?	?
Sovereign	Jarasandha	King	—	1760 BC	1718 BC
Sovereign	Sahadeva	King	—	1718 BC	1676 BC

References

^ Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3> Historically, however, "pharaoh" only started being used as a title for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, after the reign of Hatshepsut.

[DH-1] Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3> Historically, however, "pharaoh" only started being used as a title for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, after the reign of Hatshepsut.

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