List of current non-sovereign Asian monarchs

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This is a list of reigning non-sovereign 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

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State Polity Monarch Since House Succession Refs
Bangladesh Bangladesh Bohmong  Raja Aung Shwe Prue 1959 Chowdhury Hereditary and Elective
Chakma  Raja Debashish 12 November 1971 Roy Hereditary
Mong  Raja Saching Prue 22 October 2008  Chowdhury Hereditary and Elective
India India  Daher-Amla Raja Tapatrao Anandrao Bhil Hereditary
Gadhvi Raja Yashwant Rao  Hereditary
Linga Raja Bhavarsingh Hereditary
Pimpri Raja Trikamrao Sahebrao Hereditary
Vasurna Raja Chandra Singh Hereditary

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 and the Duke of Pakualaman are listed separately due to the constitutional nature of their position.

State Constituent Monarch Since House Type Succession Refs
Indonesia Indonesia Special Region of Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X 2 October 1988  Hamengkubuwono  Limited  Hereditary
Indonesia Indonesia  Pakualaman Duke Paku Alam X 7 January 2016 Paku Alam  Limited  Hereditary

List of Indonesian monarchs

Malaysia

State Constituent Monarch Since House Type Succession Refs
Malaysia Malaysia  Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ismail 22 January 2010 [my 1] Temenggong Constitutional Hereditary [61]
 Kedah Sultan Sallehuddin 12 September 2017 Kedah Hereditary [61]
 Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V [my 2] 13 September 2010 Long Yunus Hereditary [61]
 Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz 29 December 2008 Pagaruyung [my 3] Hereditary and Elective [my 4] [61]
 Pahang Al-Sultan Sultan Abdullah 15 January 2019 [my 5] Bendahara Hereditary [61]
 Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah 29 May 2014 [my 6] Siak-Perak Hereditary [61]
 Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin 17 April 2000 Jamalullail Hereditary [61]
 Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin 21 November 2001 [my 7] Daeng Chelak [my 8] Hereditary [61]
 Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin 16 May 1998 [my 9] Bendahara Hereditary [61]
State Polity Monarch Since House Succession Refs
Malaysia Negeri Sembilan[my 10] Jelebu Dato’ Maarof Mat Rashad 2018 Elective and Hereditary [my 11] [62]
Johol Dato’ Muhammad bin Abdullah 27 March 2016 Gemencheh Elective and Hereditary [my 12] [63][64]
Naning [my 13] Dato’ Mohd Nazrol Bin Mahamad Sapar 2020 Elective and Hereditary [65]
Rembau Dato’ Muhammad Sharif Othman 21 November 1998 Jakun Elective and Hereditary [my 14] [66][67]
Sungai Ujong Dato’ Mubarak Dohak 29 December 1993 Hulu Elective and Hereditary [my 15] [68][69]
Tampin Tunku Besar Razman 26 December 2005[my 16] Al Qadri Hereditary [my 17] [70][71]

Philippines

State Polity Monarch Since House Succession Refs
Philippines Philippines Buayan Sultan Mohammad Amil Kusain 28 June 2008 Camsa Hereditary
Lanao [fi 1] Sultan Firdausi Abbas 25 May 1996 Ranao [fi 2] Elective [72][73]
Maguindanao Al Borot [fi 3] 11 January 2006 Kudarat Hereditary [74]
Panay Sultan Cipriano Querol Jr. 13 February 2011 Querol Unclear
Sulu Sultan Muedzul Lail-Tan Kiram[77] 16 September 2012 Kiram Hereditary [78]
Talik Sultan Nasser Sambuto Pendatun 23 July 2005 Sambuto Hereditary [79]
Lanao confederates
Bacolod Sultan Madki Maurak Bacolod [fi 4] Hereditary [80]
Baloi Sultan Ysmael Ali 28 February 2015 Baloi [fi 4] Hereditary
Bansayan Sultan Calicozaman Basman Bansayan [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Bayang Sultan Ali Manding Bayang [fi 4] Hereditary [72]
Borocot Sultan Saidali Baniaga Dirampaten [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Butig Sultan Nasroden Ador Butig [fi 4] Hereditary [82]
Cabugatan Datu Manaros Simbaan Cabugatan [fi 4] Hereditary [83]
Ditsaan Sultan Tamano Pandapata Ditsaan [fi 4] Hereditary [84]
Dumalondong Sultan Macaurog Guinar Domalondong [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Maribo Sultan Nasser Magomnang Maribo [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Masiu Sultan Topaan Disomimba 4 February 2002 Masiu [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Minitupad Sultan Pagaranganan Mitmug Minitupad [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Pagayawan Sultan Mamasaranao Mulok Pagayawan [fi 4] Hereditary [72]
Ramain Sultan Patadatu Bayas 11 December 2002 Ramain [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Rogon Sultan Bangcola Adtha Rogon [fi 4] Hereditary [81]
Taporog Sultan Farouk Sharif July 1998 Taporog [fi 4] Hereditary [81]

United Arab Emirates

State Constituent Monarch Since House Type Succession Refs
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates  Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 14 May 2022 Al Nahyan [me 1] Limited [me 2] Hereditary [85]
 Ajman Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III 6 September 1981 Al Nuaim [me 3] Hereditary [85]
 Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid 4 January 2006 Al Maktoum [me 4] Hereditary [85]
 Fujairah Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed 18 September 1974 Al Sharqi [me 5] Hereditary [85]
 Ras al-Khaimah Sheikh Saud bin Saqr 27 October 2010 [me 6] Al Qasimi [me 7] Hereditary [85]
 Sharjah Sheikh Sultan III bin Mohamed 23 June 1987 [me 8] Al Qasimi [me 7] Hereditary [85]
 Umm al-Qaiwain Sheikh Saud bin Rashid 2 January 2009 Al Mu‘alla Hereditary [85]