List of the last monarchs in Asia

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This is a list of last monarchs of Asia.

Nation / territoryMonarchTitleBirthRuled fromRule ceasedReasonDeathArms
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in 1963.jpg Mohammed Zahir Shah King of Afghanistan 15 October 19148 November 193317 July 1973 Deposed 23 July 2007 Emblem of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg
Flag of Lusignan dynasty.webp Armenia Bust Leon V of Armenia.jpg Levon V King of Armenia 134213741375Deposed29 November 1393 Coat of arms of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.svg
National flag of Third Burmese Empire (Konbaung Dynasty).svg  Burma Thibaw Min.jpg Thibaw Min King of Burma 1 January 18591 October 187829 November 1885 Deposed 19 December 1916 State seal of the Konbaung dynasty.svg
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Ceylon Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg Elizabeth II Queen of Ceylon 21 April 19266 February 195222 May 1972Republican constitution adopted8 September 2022 Coat of Arms Ceylon dominion.svg
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  China Puyi, Qing Dynasty, China, Last Emperor.jpg Aisin Gioro Puyi Emperor of China 7 February 19062 December 190812 February 1912 Abdicated 17 October 1967 Seal of Qing dynasty.svg
Circassian flag.svg Circassia Qerandiqo Berzeg2.jpg Gerandiqo Berzeg Thamade180413 June 186021 May 1864 Deposed 1881 Circassia COA digitalized.svg
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Fuad II of Egypt 1952.jpg Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan 16 January 195226 July 195218 June 1953Deposedliving Coat of arms of Egypt (1922-1953).svg
Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg Hejaz Sharif Husayn.jpg Hussein Bin Ali King of Hejaz1 May 185410 June 19163 October 1924 Deposed 4 June 1931 Coat of arms of Kingdom of Hejaz.svg
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom 21 April 19266 February 19521 July 1997 Handover of Hong Kong 8 September 2022 Coat of arms of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg
Flag of India.svg  India King George VI LOC matpc.14736 (cleaned).jpg George VI Emperor of India
King of India 		14 December 189511 December 193626 January 1950 Republican constitution adopted 6 February 1952 Emblem of India (without motto).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indonesia Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, 1961 studio portrait (by Max Koot) - Nationaal Archief.jpg Juliana Queen of the Netherlands 30 April 19094 September 194827 December 1949 Decolonization 20 March 2004 State coat of arms of the Netherlands.svg
State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1973.jpg Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shahanshah of Iran 26 October 191916 September 194111 February 1979 Deposed 27 July 1980
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Iraq Faisal II of Iraq, 1950s.jpg Faisal II King of Iraq 2 May 19354 April 193914 July 1958 Executed 14 July 1958 Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq (1921-1958).svg
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel King George VI LOC matpc.14736 (cleaned).jpg George VI King of the United Kingdom 14 December 189511 December 193614 May 1948 End of the British Mandate 6 February 1952 Public Seal of Mandatory Palestine.png
Flag of Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.svg Kartli-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) George XII of Georgia.jpg George XII King of all Georgia, King of all Kartli, Kakheti and all the other lands 10 November 174611 January 179828 December 1800Death28 December 1800 Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.svg
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea Emperor Sunjong.jpg Sunjong Emperor of Korea 25 March 187420 July 190729 August 1910 Abdicated 24 April 1926 The Imperial Seal of Korea 03.png
Flag of Kingdom of Kurdistan (1922-1924).svg Kurdistan Seyh Mahmut Berzenci.jpg Mahmud Barzanji King of Kurdistan 187819211924 Deposed 9 October 1956 Roj emblem.svg
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Ormon-khan.jpg Ormon Khan Khan of the Kara-Kyrgyz Khanate179218421854Executed1854 Kyzyl Tebetei.svg
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg  Laos Savang Vatthana.png Sisavang Vatthana King of Laos 13 November 190729 October 19592 December 1975 Deposed 13 May 1978 Royal Seal of the Kingdom of Laos.svg
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Muhammad Fareed Didi, Sultan of Maldives.jpg Muhammad Fareed Didi Sultan of the Maldives 11 January 19017 March 195411 November 1968 Republican constitution adopted 27 May 1969 Emblem of Maldives.svg
Flag of Manchukuo.svg  Manchukuo Puyi, Qing Dynasty, China, Last Emperor.jpg Aisin Gioro Puyi Emperor of Manchukuo 7 February 19069 March 193215 August 1945 Abdicated 17 October 1967 Emblem of the Emperor of Manchukuo.svg
Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia.svg Mongolia Bogd Khan.jpg Bogd Khan Great Khan 1869191120 May 1924Death20 May 1924 Emblem of Mongolia (1911-24).svg
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Gyanendra 01.jpg Gyanendra King of Nepal 7 July 19474 June 200128 May 2008 Republican constitution adopted living Coat of arms of Nepal (1962-2008).svg
Thirdimamateflag.svg North Caucasia Shamil by Denier.jpg Shamil Imam of Chechnya and Dagestan26 June 179712 September 183425 August 1859 Deposed 4 February 1871 Coat of arms of North Caucasus.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg Elizabeth II Queen of Pakistan 21 April 19266 February 195223 March 1956 Republican constitution adopted 8 September 2022 Pakistan Emblem (1947-1954).svg
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Mikola II (cropped)-2.jpg Nicholas II Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias 18 May 18681 November 189415 March 1917 Abdicated 17 July 1918 Lesser Coat of Arms of Russian Empire.svg
Merchant flag of the Ryukyu Kingdom.svg Ryukyu King Sho Tai.jpg Shō Tai King of Ryūkyū 3 August 18438 June 184811 March 1879 Deposed 19 August 1901 Hidari mitsudomoe.svg
Flag of Sikkim (1967-1975).svg Sikkim Face detail in 1971, Palden Thondup Namgyal (cropped).jpg Palden Thondup Namgyal Chogyal of Sikkim 23 May 19232 December 196310 April 1975 Deposed 29 January 1982 Seal of Sikkim.svg
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit (1964.02.25) (cropped).jpg Putra King of Malaysia 25 November 192021 September 19609 August 1965 Republican constitution adopted 16 April 2000 Arms of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.svg
Flag of Kingdom of Syria (1920-03-08 to 1920-07-24).svg Syria Faisal I, King of Syria and King of Iraq cropped.jpg Faisal I King of Syria 14 January 186126 November 191924 July 1920 Deposed 8 September 1933 Emblem of the Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920).svg
Flag of Tibet (1916-1951).svg Tibet Hh Dalai Lama (153287781).jpeg Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama of Tibet 6 July 193522 February 194023 May 1951 Deposed living Emblem of Tibet.svg
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Turkey Sultan Mehmed VI.jpg Mehmed VI Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 14 January 18613 July 19181 November 1922 Monarchy abolished 16 May 1926 Osmanli-nisani.svg
Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (1945).svg Vietnam Baodai2.jpg Bảo Đại Emperor of Vietnam 22 October 19138 January 192625 August 1945 Abdicated 30 July 1997 Coat of arms of Annam - S.M. Bao Dai, Le Dragon d'Annam (1980) Bao Dai (Bao Da ).svg
Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Yemen Muhammad al-Badr.jpg Muhammad al-Badr King of the Muttawakilite Kingdom of Yemen 15 February 192619 September 19621 December 1970 Deposed 6 August 1996 Coat of arms of Yemen (1962).png

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