Bhutanese royal family

E386278

The Bhutanese royal family is the reigning monarchy of Bhutan, known for guiding the country’s transition to democracy and promoting the national philosophy of Gross National Happiness.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bhutanese monarchy 6
House of Wangchuck 4
Bhutanese royal family canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchy
royal family
associatedWithNationalDay 17 December
capitalResidence Thimphu
ceremonialRole symbol of national unity
constitutionalMonarchySince 2008
country Bhutan
currentHead Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
currentQueenConsort Jetsun Pema
dynasticSurname Wangchuck
establishedIn 1907
ethnicBackground Ngalop
fifthDrukGyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
firstDrukGyalpo Ugyen Wangchuck
formerOfficialResidence Dechencholing Palace
founder Ugyen Wangchuck
fourthDrukGyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck
houseName House of Wangchuck
influencedPolicyArea education
environmental conservation
healthcare
rural development
internationalReputation progressive and benevolent monarchy
introducedReform devolution of executive powers to elected government
gradual democratization
languageAssociatedWithCourt Dzongkha
meaningOfTitle Dragon King
monarchStyle His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
nationalPhilosophyPromoted Gross National Happiness
nationalSymbolAssociation Druk (Thunder Dragon)
linked to: Druk
officialResidence Lingkana Palace
previousMonarch Jigme Singye Wangchuck
promotesConcept balanced socio-economic development
cultural preservation
environmental sustainability
good governance
queenStyle Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen
region Himalayas
reignOver Kingdom of Bhutan
linked to: Bhutan
religionTraditionallyAssociatedWith Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
roleInPolitics guided transition to constitutional democracy
secondDrukGyalpo Jigme Wangchuck
successionType hereditary monarchy
supportedConstitution Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan
supportedInstitution Constitutional monarchy system
Parliament of Bhutan
thirdDrukGyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
titleOfHead Druk Gyalpo

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Druk Gyalpo associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
Druk Gyalpo dynasty House of Wangchuck
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Druk Gyalpo category Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Ngalop associatedWith Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Lingkana Palace usedBy Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Lingkana Palace usedBy Bhutanese royal family
Lingkana Palace associatedWith House of Wangchuck
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Lingkana Palace associatedWith Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ associatedWith House of Wangchuck
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
’Brug rgyal po associatedDynasty Wangchuck dynasty
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Memorial Chorten associatedWith Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Buddha Dordenma statue associatedWith Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Bhutanese royal family houseName House of Wangchuck
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Changangkha Lhakhang associatedWith Bhutanese royal family