Bhutanese royal family

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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.

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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 ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan → mainSubject → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan → mainSubject → Bhutanese royal dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Dragon of Bhutan → associatedWith → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan → primaryAllegiance → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Dechencholing Palace → servesAsResidenceOf → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Jetsun Pema → nobleFamily → Wangchuck dynasty (through marriage) ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Jetsun Pema → royalHouse → Wangchuck dynasty (by marriage) ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Thunder Dragon → symbolOf → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Royal emblem of Bhutan → symbolizes → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family
Royal emblem of Bhutan → usedBy → Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Bhutanese royal family