Dragon King

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The Dragon King is the official title of the reigning monarch of Bhutan, symbolizing the country's spiritual and cultural identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dragon King of Bhutan 3
Dragon King canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical office
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Bhutan
associatedConcept Buddhist kingship
Gross National Happiness
associatedWith Bhutanese monarchy
linked to: Druk Gyalpo

Drukpa Kagyu tradition
linked to: Tibetan Buddhism

Kingdom of Bhutan
linked to: Bhutan
ceremonialRole protector of all religions in Bhutan
symbol of national unity
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarchy
continent Asia
country Bhutan
currentMonarch Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
currentMonarchStart 2006
domainOf Bhutanese armed forces (supreme commander)
dynasty House of Wangchuck
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
firstMonarch Ugyen Wangchuck
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
hasGenderTraditionally male
hasTitleInDzongkha འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
hasTitleInEnglish Dragon King of Bhutan
linked to: Dragon King
headOfGovernmentRole constitutional monarch
headOfStateOf Bhutan
languageOfTitle Dzongkha
legalFoundation Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan
monarchyEstablished 1907
nativeLabel Druk Gyalpo
nativeLanguage Dzongkha
officialTitleOf King of Bhutan
linked to: Druk Gyalpo
region Himalayas
religion Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
residence Lingkana Palace
Tashichho Dzong
responsibleFor protecting Bhutanese sovereignty
safeguarding Bhutanese culture
upholding Gross National Happiness philosophy
role reigning monarch of Bhutan
seat Thimphu
selectionMethod hereditary succession
style Druk Gyalpo
His Majesty
symbol Bhutanese national flag
druk (thunder dragon)
symbolizes Bhutanese cultural identity
Bhutanese spiritual identity
typeOfMonarch Druk Gyalpo
usesCalendarForReign Gregorian calendar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Bhutan hasMonarchTitle Dragon King
Dragon King hasTitleInEnglish Dragon King of Bhutan
linked to: Dragon King
Bhutanese armed forces commanderInChief Dragon King of Bhutan
linked to: Dragon King
Bhutanese armed forces supremeCommander Dragon King of Bhutan
linked to: Dragon King