Druk Gyalpo

Noun

Druk Gyalpo (plural Druk Gyalpos)

1. The head of state of Bhutan.
   • 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...1977 January 1, Leo E. Rose, The Politics of Bhutan, →ISBN, page 184
   • 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.2008 January 1, Ramesh Chandra Bisht, International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.), →ISBN, page 143