List of current constituent Asian monarchs


This is a list of reigning constituent monarchs, including traditional rulers and governing constitutional monarchs. Each monarch listed below reigns over a legally recognised dominion, but in most cases possess little or no sovereign governing power. Their titles, however, are recognised by the state. Entries are listed beside their respective dominions, and are grouped by country.

List of constituent Asian monarchs

StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
BangladeshBohmong Raja Aung Shwe Prue1959ChowdhuryHereditary and Elective
BangladeshChakma Raja Debashish12 November 1971RoyHereditary
BangladeshMong Raja Saching Prue22 October 2008 ChowdhuryHereditary and Elective
East TimorOecusse Liurai Antonio I4 May 2001 Da Costa Hereditary
India DaherRaja Tapatrao AnandraoRajputHereditary
India GadhviRaja Yashwant Rao RajputHereditary
India LingaRaja BhavarsinghRajputHereditary
India PimpriRaja Trikamrao SahebraoRajputHereditary
India VasurnaRaja Chandra SinghRajputHereditary

Malaysia

StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
Negeri SembilanJelebuVacant11 September 2014Elective and Hereditary
Negeri SembilanJoholDato' Mohammad Jan ‘Abdul Ghani13 March 2007GemenchehElective and Hereditary
Negeri SembilanNaning Dato' Abdul Latif25 November 2006Elective and Hereditary
Negeri SembilanRembauDato' Muhammad Sharif Othman21 November 1998JakunElective and Hereditary
Negeri SembilanSungai UjongDato' Shah Bandar29 December 1993HuluElective and Hereditary
Negeri SembilanTampinTunku Besar Razman26 December 2005Al QadriHereditary

Philippines

Indonesia

Present information regarding governmental recognition of traditional monarchs in Indonesia is inadequate. In some instances below, pre-colonial polities have been restored, and the royal titles of their leaders have been nominally confirmed. In other cases, the government has refused to revive monarchies that had been abolished during the earliest years of the republic. Despite the historical suppression of these dynasties, a large number have retained their culture, identity, and their status within their own communities. Royal titles are still widely used, bestowed in formal enthronement ceremonies conducted without formal recognition from Jakarta.
In recent years, the number of dynasties receiving recognition as nominal cultural authorities has steadily increased. However, because it remains unclear as to which monarchies have not yet been recognised, the list below will contain all extant Indonesian dynasties on which there is information available. Monarchs that have explicitly been denied recognition are listed under pretenders. The Sultan of Yogyakarta is listed separately due to the constitutional nature of his position.
StateConstituentMonarchSinceHouseTypeSuccessionRefs
Indonesia YogyakartaSultan Hamengkubuwono X2 October 1988 Hamengkubuwono Limited Hereditary

;Bali
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaBangliAnak Agung Made Rai Rama1961GelgelHereditary
IndonesiaBulelengAnak Agung Ngurah Brawida2 June 1978Sangket Hereditary
IndonesiaDenpasarTjokorda Ngurah Jambe 25 November 2005Pemecutan Hereditary
IndonesiaGianyarAnak Agung Gde Agung II22 April 1999Hereditary
IndonesiaKarangasemAnak Agung Gde Agung Putra Agung9 April 2009KarangasemHereditary
IndonesiaKesimanTjokorda Ngurah Kusuma Wardhana22 April 1989Kesiman Hereditary
IndonesiaKlungkungDewa Agung Gde AgungFebruary 1998Dewa Agung Hereditary
IndonesiaPamecutanTjokorda Ngurah Manik Parisara 1986Pemecutan Hereditary
IndonesiaTabananTjokorda Anglurah21 March 2008Hereditary
IndonesiaUbudVacant 20 July 1978SukawatiHereditary

;Borneo
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaBanjarmasinSultan Khairul Saleh24 July 2010Alwatzkubillah Hereditary
IndonesiaBulunganSultan Abdul Hamid2 December 2008Hereditary
IndonesiaKutaiSultanKutai Hereditary
IndonesiaKubuTuan Besar Syarif Rafik4 March 2008Al AidrusHereditary
IndonesiaKotawaringinPangeran Ratu Muasyidin Syah1975Alwatzkubillah Hereditary
IndonesiaLandakPangeran Ratu Suryansyah Amiruddin24 January 2000Ismahayana Hereditary
IndonesiaMatanPangeran Ratu Uti Iwan Kusnadi11 August 2004Hereditary
IndonesiaMempawahPangeran Ratu Mulawangsa Mardan Adijaya12 August 2002Amantubillah Hereditary
IndonesiaPasirPangeran Ratu Abdul Rasyid16 October 2000Belengkong Hereditary
IndonesiaPontianakSultan Syarif Abubakar15 January 2004Al Kadri Hereditary
IndonesiaSambaliungSultan Fachruddin19 October 2009BerauHereditary
IndonesiaSambasPangeran Ratu Muhammad Tarhan3 February 2008 Alwatzkubillah Hereditary
IndonesiaSanggauPangeran Ratu Arman Surya26 July 2009SuryanegaraHereditary
IndonesiaSekadauPangeran Agung Muhammad Efendi28 February 2009Hereditary
IndonesiaSelimbauPanembahan Muhammad Asbi2004AssidiqiHereditary
IndonesiaSimpang Sultan Muhammad Jamaluddin II31 May 2008Hereditary
IndonesiaSintangPanembahan Kusuma Negara V17 September 2003 KusumanegaraHereditary
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;Java
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaBantenSultan Ismetullah al-Abbas August 2003SurosowanHereditary
IndonesiaKacirebonanSultan Abdul Gani Natadiningrat III28 October 1997Kacirebonan Hereditary
IndonesiaKanomanSultan Muhammad Emiruddin 6 March 2003Kanoman Hereditary
IndonesiaKasepuhanSultan Sepuh XIV30 April 2010Kasepuhan Hereditary
IndonesiaMangkunegaranMangku Negara IX3 September 1987Mangku Negara Hereditary
IndonesiaPakualamanPaku Alam X7 January 2016Paku Alam Hereditary
IndonesiaSurakarta Susuhunan Pakubuwono XIII 10 September 2004Pakubuwono Hereditary
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;Maluku
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaAmaheiRaja Philip Hallatu20 September 1990HallatuHereditary and Elective
IndonesiaBacanSultan Al-Abd-Al-Rahim Gary ibn Gahral"19 November 2010KamarullahHereditary and Elective
IndonesiaFaanRaja PatrisApril 2002RenwarinHereditary
IndonesiaHituUpu Latu Salhana Pelu21 March 2007HitulamaHereditary
IndonesiaJailoloSultan Abdullah SyahJanuary 2002Hereditary
IndonesiaKisarRaja Johannis BakkerBakkerHereditary
IndonesiaLolodaJogugu Lutfi Muhammad Syamsuddin30 August 2009SyamsuddinHereditary
IndonesiaSoyaRaja Johan Lodewijk Rehatta9 December 2005 Rehatta Hereditary and Elective
IndonesiaTulehuUpu Latu John Saleh Ohorella13 February 2003OhorellaHereditary
IndonesiaTernateHereditary
IndonesiaTidoreSultan Djafar Syah28 October 1999Hereditary

;Papua
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaArguniRaja Hanafi PauspausHereditary
IndonesiaFatagarRaja Taufiq Heru31 December 2009Uswanas Hereditary
IndonesiaKaimanaRat Umis Abdul Hakim Achmad1980Aituarauw Hereditary
IndonesiaNamatotaRaja Hayum Ombaier2006KowiaiHereditary
IndonesiaPatipiVacant 2003Sameni Hereditary
IndonesiaRumbatiRaja Abubakar II Saleh8 January 2010BauwHereditary
IndonesiaSalawatiRaja Muhammad Tahir ArfanArfanHereditary
IndonesiaWertuarRaja Musa Heremba15 April 1988HerembaHereditary
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;Roti
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaBaaManek Paulus Dae Pane1998Dae PaneHereditary
IndonesiaBokaiManek Herman Dupe1 January 1961 DoepeHereditary
IndonesiaDehlaManek Nehemia Ndun2 October 1972 NdoenHereditary
IndonesiaDengkaVacant 1970TunggaHereditary
IndonesiaKorbafoVacant 6 March 2000ManubuluHereditary
IndonesiaLanduVacant 18 March 2008JohannesHereditary
IndonesiaLelainManek Yunus BesiBesiHereditary
IndonesiaLelenukManek Christoffel Daik28 September 1994DaikHereditary
IndonesiaLolehManek Soleman Zacharias15 July 2003 ZachariasHereditary
IndonesiaNdaoManek Soleman Kotten1968KottenHereditary
IndonesiaOenaleManek Christoffel Hanok LengguLengguHereditary
IndonesiaOepaoManek Jefry Sjioen2005SjioenHereditary
IndonesiaRinggouVacant 22 March 2002DaoedHereditary
IndonesiaTermanuManek Soleman Jeremias Amalo 14 October 2007AmaloHereditary
IndonesiaThieVacant 25 January 2010MburalaeHereditary
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;Sulawesi
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaBalangnipaMaradia Fadly Patayangi19 November 2005Hereditary
IndonesiaBanawaVacant 16 November 2006Hereditary
IndonesiaBanggaiTomundo Mohamad Fikran Ramadhan 29 January 2010AwaluddinHereditary
IndonesiaBarruVacant BugisHereditary
IndonesiaBoneArumpone Baso Hamid7 April 2006BugisHereditary
IndonesiaButon Sultan La Ode Mohammad Izat Manarfa27 November 2006KumbewahatakHereditary
IndonesiaGowaSultan Kumala Idjo Batara Gowa III 2014Hereditary
IndonesiaLuwuDatu Iwan Djemma Barue10 June 2006BugisHereditary
IndonesiaMamujuMaradia Maksum DaiMak LonjokHereditary
IndonesiaMoriVacant Hereditary
IndonesiaSanraboneKaraeng Ali Mallombasi25 July 2008SanraboneHereditary
IndonesiaSoppengDatu Unru Mappanjantji2001Hereditary

;Sumatra
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaAsahanSultan Kamal Abrahim17 May 1980 PinangawanHereditary
IndonesiaBangkara Raja Sisingamangaraja XV 24 December 1972Pasaribu Hereditary
IndonesiaDeliSultan Aria Lamanjiji 22 July 2005MaimoonHereditary
IndonesiaDolok SilauRaja Tanjar Gaim Purba Tambak23 November 2008PurbaHereditary
IndonesiaIndragiriSultan Tengku Arief1 February 1986Hereditary
IndonesiaJambiSultan Abdurrahman Taha Syaifuddin Syah18 March 2012Hereditary and Elective
IndonesiaLangkatSultan Azwar Abdul Jalil21 May 2003Hereditary and Elective
IndonesiaPagaruyungRaja Alam Muhammad Taufik Thaib 10 June 2007Adityawarman Hereditary
IndonesiaPalembangSultan Mahmud Badaruddin III4 March 2003Hereditary
IndonesiaPelalawanTengku Besar Kamaruddin bin Harun7 August 2008Al ShahabHereditary
IndonesiaSerdangSultan Basyarsyah II28 January 2001 AlamsyahHereditary
IndonesiaSiakSultan Nasir Abdul Jalil Saifuddin VI11 February 1984Al SyihabHereditary
IndonesiaSigunturSultan Hendri Tuanku Bagindo Ratu1968Siguntur Hereditary

;Timor
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaAmanatunUsif Pah Gustaf Immanuel 26 September 1996Banunaek Hereditary
IndonesiaAmanubanUsif Pah Nesi Nope1980Nope Hereditary
IndonesiaAmarasiUsif Pah Robert Maurits Koroh1990Koroh Hereditary
IndonesiaAmfoanUsif Pah Robert Gordon Manoh27 September 2001Manoch Hereditary
IndonesiaBibokiUsif Pah Johanis Tnesi UsBokoHereditary
IndonesiaBotiUsif Pah Nama BenuMarch 2005 BenuHereditary
IndonesiaFialarangLoro Jadokus Manek1990Da Costa Hereditary
IndonesiaInsanaUsif Pah Theodorus Taolin 1991TaolinHereditary
IndonesiaKupangUsif Pah Leopold Nicolaas Nisnoni July 2004 Nisnoni Elective and Hereditary
IndonesiaLamaknenLoro Josef Kalimau16 October 2003Bunak Elective and Hereditary
IndonesiaMiomaffo Usif Pah Alfons Kono1986KonoHereditary
IndonesiaMolloUsif Pah Edison Oematan12 August 2001OematanHereditary
IndonesiaNoimutiUsif Pah Antonius da CostaDa Costa Hereditary
IndonesiaWehaliDisputed 11 May 2003Waihale Hereditary
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;Others
StatePolityMonarchSinceHouseSuccessionRefs
IndonesiaAnakalangRaja Sappi Pateduk II1992Hereditary
IndonesiaBarnusaRaja Akbar Salim BasoHereditary
IndonesiaBatulolongRaja Constantijn Karimalei1996KarimaleiHereditary
IndonesiaBimaJena Teke Zulkarnain 17 June 2001 Dewa Dalam BawaHereditary
IndonesiaDompuVacant 1964SirajuddinHereditary
IndonesiaKolanaRaja Yusuf Makunimau1996Makunimau Hereditary
IndonesiaKuiRaja Kaharuddin KinanggiKinanggiHereditary
IndonesiaLamakeraRaja Abdul Gafur Ibrahim1987DasiHereditary
IndonesiaLewaRaja Pingi Ai23 January 1978Hereditary
IndonesiaLohayongSengaji Muhamad IdrusFebruary 2008KalakeHereditary
IndonesiaRiau-LinggaSultan Abdul Rahman II8 April 1964Bendahara Hereditary
IndonesiaSumbawaVacant'' 1975KaharuddinHereditary

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