Dragon King

E79438

monarchical office royal title

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

Aliases (1)

Dragon King of Bhutan ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monarchical office → royal title →
appliesToJurisdiction	Bhutan →
associatedConcept	Buddhist kingship → Gross National Happiness →
associatedWith	Bhutanese monarchy → Drukpa Kagyu tradition → Kingdom of Bhutan →
ceremonialRole	protector of all religions in Bhutan → symbol of national unity →
constitutionalStatus	constitutional monarchy →
continent	Asia →
country	Bhutan →
currentMonarch	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck →
currentMonarchStart	2006 →
domainOf	Bhutanese armed forces (supreme commander) →
dynasty	House of Wangchuck →
firstMonarch	Ugyen Wangchuck →
hasGenderTraditionally	male →
hasTitleInDzongkha	འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ →
hasTitleInEnglish	Dragon King of Bhutan →
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 →
region	Himalayas →
religion	Vajrayana Buddhism →
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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bhutan →	hasMonarchTitle
Dragon King ("Dragon King of Bhutan") →	hasTitleInEnglish