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.

All labels observed (4)

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

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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 Bhutanese royal family self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Druk Gyalpo
surface form: His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo
nationalPhilosophyPromoted Gross National Happiness
nationalSymbolAssociation Druk
surface form: Druk (Thunder Dragon)
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 Bhutan
surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
religionTraditionallyAssociatedWith Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
roleInPolitics guided transition to constitutional democracy
secondDrukGyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
surface form: 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 Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: House of Wangchuck
Druk Gyalpo category Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Bhutanese monarchy
Ngalop associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Bhutanese monarchy
Lingkana Palace usedBy Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Bhutanese monarchy
Lingkana Palace usedBy Bhutanese royal family
Lingkana Palace associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: House of Wangchuck
Lingkana Palace associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Bhutanese monarchy
འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: House of Wangchuck
’Brug rgyal po associatedDynasty Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Wangchuck dynasty
Memorial Chorten associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Bhutanese monarchy
Buddha Dordenma statue associatedWith Bhutanese royal family
this entity surface form: Bhutanese monarchy
Bhutanese royal family houseName Bhutanese royal family self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Wangchuck
Changangkha Lhakhang associatedWith Bhutanese royal family