Assassinated regents

Chinese general and warlord during the late Han (2nd century)

Romanian general and revolutionary (1780–1821)

Bardas (; died 21 April 866) was a Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister. As the brother of Empress Theodora, he rose to high office under Theophilos (. Although sidelined after Theophilos's death by Theodora and Theoktistos, in 855 he engineered Theoktistos's murder and became the de facto regent for his nephew, Michael III (). Rising to the rank of Caesar, he was the effective ruler of the Byzantine Empire for ten years, a period which saw military success, renewed diplomatic and missionary activity, and an intellectual revival that heralded the Macedonian Renaissance. He was assassinate

regent of Scotland, natural son of James V, king of Scots (1531-1570)

Byzantine official

Shu Han state regent and general (died 253)

thumb|250px|Michael III with Theodora and Theoktistos (with the white cap), from the Madrid Skylitzes

military dictator of Goryeo