1. National monarchies

2. Constituent monarchies
    United Arab Emirates  Gallery  Malaysia 

3. Other subnational
    India and Pakistan  List of Princely States  Indonesia 

4. See also

5. References

Asia has more monarchs than any other continent.

National monarchies

Constituent monarchies

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates that are all ruled by absolute monarchs. The President of the United Arab Emirates is an office held by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and the office of Prime Minister is held by the Ruler of Dubai. The seven Emirates of the UAE are:

• {{flagicon|Abu Dhabi}} Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• {{flagicon|Ajman}} Emirate of Ajman
• {{flagicon|Dubai}} Emirate of Dubai
• {{flagicon|Fujairah}} Emirate of Fujairah
• {{flagicon|Ras al-Khaimah}} Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah
• {{flagicon|Sharjah}} Emirate of Sharjah
• {{flagicon|Umm al-Quwain}} Emirate of Umm al-Quwain

Gallery

Note: Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of Ajman, Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla of Umm al-Quwain, Saud bin Saqr Al-Qasimi of Ras al-Khaimah, and Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi of Fujairah are not pictured.

Malaysia

Malaysia, where the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Head of State) is elected to a five-year term. Nine hereditary rulers from the Malay States form a Council of Rulers who will determine the next Agong via a secret ballot. The position has to date, been de facto rotated through the State rulers, originally based on seniority. The nine Malay States are the;

• {{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} Negeri Sembilan
• {{flagicon|Perlis}} Kingdom of Perlis
• {{flagicon|Selangor}} Sultanate of Selangor
• {{flagicon|Terengganu}} Sultanate of Terengganu
• {{flagicon|Kedah}} Sultanate of Kedah
• {{flagicon|Kelantan}} Sultanate of Kelantan
• {{flagicon|Pahang}} Sultanate of Pahang
• {{flagicon|Johor}} Sultanate of Johor
• {{flagicon|Perak}} Sultanate of Perak

The monarchy of Negeri Sembilan is itself elective.

Other subnational

India and Pakistan

The British ruled Indian Empire became independent from British rule in 1947 and became the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan and in 1950 India became the Republic of India, in 1956 Pakistan became the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and in 1971 the province of East Pakistan separated from Pakistan to became Bangladesh. Princely states were only in the present-day countries of India and Pakistan, and not Bangladesh. The princely states who were vassal states of the British, had a certain degree of power and autonomy during the British Raj. The princely states had integrated into the newly independent India and Pakistan between 1947-1975 (the majority of states ascended into India or Pakistan in 1948) and the former monarchs of the princely states who joined before 1971 in India and before 1972 in Pakistan became titular rulers that received a privy purse and initially retained their statuses, privileges, and autonomy. During this time, the former princely states in India were merged into unions, each of which was headed by a former ruling prince with the title of Rajpramukh (ruling chief), equivalent to a state governor.^[1] In 1956, the position of Rajpramukh was abolished and the federations dissolved, the former principalities becoming part of Indian states. The states which acceded to Pakistan retained their status until the promulgation of a new constitution in 1956, when most became part of the province of West Pakistan; a few of the former states retained their autonomy until 1969 when they were fully integrated into Pakistan. The Indian Government formally derecognised the princely families in 1971, followed by the Pakistani Government in 1972, in which there titles, autonomy, and privy purses were take away. Presently the rulers of the former princely states are prentenders who carry out ceremonial roles.

List of Princely States

Indonesia

• Sultanate of Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia
• Pakualaman, a princely state in Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia
• Surakarta Sunanate, Surakarta, Central Java
• Mangkunegaran, a princely state in Surakarta, Central Java
• Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon, West Java
• Keraton Kanoman, Cirebon, West Java
• Keraton Keprabonan, Cirebon, West Java
• Keraton Kacirebonan, Cirebon, West Java
• Sultanate of Riau-Lingga, Riau Islands
• Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura, Riau
• Sultanate of Deli, Medan, North Sumatra
• Pontianak Sultanate, Pontianak, West Kalimantan
• Sultanate of Banjar, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan
• Kutai Sultanate, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan
• Bima Sultanate, Bima, Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara
• Ternate Sultanate, North Maluku

See also

• List of current monarchs
• Monarchies in Europe
• Monarchies in Africa
• Monarchies in the Americas
• Monarchies in Oceania

References

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• Walter Aston, 9th Lord Aston of Forfar
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• Walter A. Willis
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• Walter Baade
• Walter Bagehot
• Walter Baldwin Spencer
• Walter Ball (cartoonist)
• Walter Barshai
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• Walter B. Brady
• Walter Beaman Jones, Jr.
• Walter Beaman Jones, Sr.
• Walter (Beano character)
• Walter Becker
• Walter Bedell Smith
• Walter Benjamin
• Walter Bentley
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• Walter Berry
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