Druk Gyalpo

English King of Bhutan thumb|250px|Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the 5th and current Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan. Etymology en dz,bo འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ Dragon King. Pronunciation en en /ˈdɹʊk ˈɡjɑːl.pəʊ/ UK en en /ˈdɹʊk ˈɡjɑl.poʊ/ US en ɑːlpəʊ 2 en Noun 1 The head of state of Bhutan. en 1977-01-01 Leo E. Rose The Politics of Bhutan https://books.google.com/books?id=ICNuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Druk+Gyalpos+preferred%22 9780801409097 184 The Druk Gyalpos preferred to deal directly with the district officers rather than through an intermediate-level official. By the time of the second Druk Gyalpo the Pönlop title had come to be used more as an honorary designation of rank for powerful members of the royal family but had no specific administrative functions or powers attached thereto. en 2008-01-01 Ramesh Chandra Bisht International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.) https://books.google.com/books?id=XWblUfYqGK4C&pg=PA143 9788183242653 143 The Druk Gyalpo—the king—is both head of state and head of government. In the process of coming to power, the first Druk Gyalpo, Ugyen Wangchuck, who reigned from 1907 to 1926, unified the nation, established friendly relations with Britain, and set his dynasty's political agenda. en Gavin Rabinowitz Bhutan celebrates coronation of new king w:The Independent https://web.archive.org/web/20190920220936/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bhutan-celebrates-coronation-of-new-king-996150.html 6 November 2008 At exactly 8:31 a.m., former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 52, placed the Raven Crown on the head of his son, 28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, giving him the title of Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King. en See also en Druk Gyaltsuen en Bhutan Monarchy Titles