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The ''[[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]'' (literally "supreme lord") in [[Malaysia]] could probably be seen as a "high king", as he is elected from among nine Malay rulers of the states (seven [[sultan]]s, a [[raja]], and a ''[[Yang di-Pertuan Besar]]''-literally "great lord") by the [[Conference of Rulers]] (through informal agreement, on a rotational basis). In practice, however, the term "high king" is rarely applied to the ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' (king).

 

 

''[[Taewang]]'', meaning "greatest of kings", was used by the later rulers of the Korean kingdom of [[Koguryo]] (and [[Silla]], albeit to a rarer extent) to rank themselves as equals to the [[Emperor of China|Chinese emperors]] or to express suzerainty over surrounding states, particularly during the [[Three Kingdoms of Korea|Three Kingdoms Era]]. ''Daewang'' (great king) was used by rulers of other kingdoms and subsequent dynasties, including [[Baekje]], whose king assumed the style of ''Daewang Pyeha'' ("his imperial majesty the great king") by the reign of [[Mu of Baekje|King Mu]] (600-640 AD at the latest). However, after the [[Mongol Invasions of Korea]], these rulers remained technically subordinate to the [[Mongol Empire]] and later China until [[Gojong of the Korean Empire|King Gojong]] declared the [[Korean Empire]] in 1897 and assumed the title of ''Hwangje'', or "emperor" (the Korean rendition of the [[Chinese language|Chinese]] "''huang di''").

* In [[Blizzard Entertainment]]'s ''[[Warcraft]]'', the high king is the leader of the Alliance who has military control over the Alliance forces.

*In Holly Black's ''The Folk of the Air'' series'','' there is a high king who rules over the land of faeries, Elfhame.

* In the [[Sega AM2]] videogame [[Virtua Fighter 4]], the title of High King (along with Emperor) is the highest rank atteinable by playing the Kumite mode

 

== See also ==

 

* ''[[Capo dei capi]]''

 

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[[Category:Heads of state]]