Buddhist monarchs

fifth and reigning King of Bhutan

King of Bhutan from 1972–2006

King of Bhutan (1929-1972)

Tibetan emperor (604-650)

king of Bhutan (1862-1926)

Ajatasattu (Pāli: ) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: ) in the Buddhist tradition, or Kunika () and Kuniya () in the Jain tradition (reigned c. 492 to 460 BCE, or c. 405 to 373 BCE), was one of the most important kings of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him. He fought a war against the Vajjika League, led by the Licchavis, and conquered the republic of Vaishali. The city of Pataliputra was formed by fortification of a

King of Bhutan (1906-1952)

Emperor of Tibet

Kuchlug (also spelled Küchlüg, Küçlüg, Güčülüg, Quqluq) (; ; d. 1218) was a member of the Naiman tribe who became the last emperor of the Western Liao dynasty (Qara Khitai). The Naimans were defeated by Genghis Khan and he fled westward to the Western Liao, where he became an advisor to his future father-in-law Yelü Zhilugu. He later rebelled, usurped the throne and took control of the empire, putting an end to the rule of the House of Yelü. He was killed in 1218 by the Mongols and the domain of the Western Liao was absorbed into the Mongol Empire.

Vietnamese emperor (1899-1945)

Tritsuk Detsen (), better known by his nickname Ralpachen (; 802–838), was the 40th King (Tsenpo) of Tibet from 815 to 838. He reigned after the death of his father, Sadnalegs, and grew the empire to its largest extent. He was murdered by his younger brother Langdarma in 838. Ralpachen is one of the "Three Dharma Kings of Tibet", and referred to as "son of God" in the ancient Tibetan chronicle Testament of Ba.

King of Sikkim (1923-1982)

King Narai the Great (, , ), or Ramathibodi III ( ), was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty.

Was khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate from 618 to 628

Göktürk Kağan

Tridé Songtsen (), nicknamed Sadnalegs (), was the 39th King (Tsenpo) of Tibet from 800 to 815. He was the third and youngest son of Trisong Detsen. He reigned between the disputed king, Muné Tsenpo, and the 40th king, Ralpachen, making the dates of his reign from 800 to 815.

Tibetan emperor

Sri Maharajadiraja Sri Kertanagara Wikrama Dharmatunggadewa, Kritanagara, or Sivabuddha (died 1292), alias Nararya Murdhaja, was the last and most important ruler of the Singhasari kingdom of Java, reigning from 1268 to 1292. Under his rule Javanese trade and power developed considerably, reaching the far corners of the Indonesian archipelago.

Tibetan emperor

Song Dynasty politician

tsenpo (emperor) of Tibetan Empire

tsenpo (emperor) of Tibetan Empire

malik of the Ghurid dynasty

first Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate

king of Kandy

Bhutnaese king (1638-1696)

Lusai or Lue Sai was a king of Lan Xang who ruled for six months, before he committed suicide rather than face assassination by Nang Keo Phimpha. He was the oldest son of Samsenthai who had been passed over by his younger brothers. Lusai succeeded his brother Kham Tam Sa. Before he was king he was appointed as Governor of Muang Kabong. Rather than face assassination, he committed suicide in the palace gardens.

Yeshe-Ö ( 959–1040; Tibetan: ཡེ་ཤེས་འོད་, Wylie: ye shes 'od; spiritual names '''Lha bLama Yeshes 'Od, Byang Chub Ye Shes 'Od, Lha Bla Ma, Lalama Yixiwo, also Dharmaraja''' – 'Noble King') was the first notable lama-king in Tibet. Born as Khor-re, he is better known as Lhachen Yeshe-Ö, his spiritual name.

Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110

yabgu of Tokharistan

king of Kotte from 1410 to 1467

Sri Lankan king