Bhutan: His Majesty Ugyen Wangchuck (11 June 1862 - 26 August 1926), 1st Druk Gyalpo or 'Dragon King' (r. 1907-1926), c. 1900s. Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck was the first Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, the son of Jigme Namgyal, the Druk Desi (secular ruler) of Bhutan at the time. Fighting off various rebellions and civil wars, the culmination of which was the Battle of Changlimethang in 1886 (the last armed civil conflict in Bhutan), he became the de facto ruler of Bhutan and a Buddhist monarchy was established in 1907. After an election, he became the first Druk Gyalpo.

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