Are there any known cases of a ruler/head of state killing another in single combat?

by Parokki
Maklodes

I don't know whether this question might be too "Tuesday Trivia" to be allowed here, but for what it's worth, allegedly, the first shah of the Sassanid/Neo-Persian Empire, Ardashir, personally killed the last shah of the Arsacid/Parthian Empire, Artabanus V. Ironically, he did it with an iconic Parthian combat technique -- drawing an enemy into pursuit with feigned flight, then turning around and shooting the pursuing foe with a bow.

Daeres

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