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Asian monarchies and their divine origins: Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. Japan's defeat in the Second World War changed the role of its Emperor Hirohito, one of the longest ever reigning monarchs, from a semi-divine warlord to a symbol of peace and reconciliation. Thailand's revolutionising monarch even inspired a musical while Malaysia's monarchy has included some controversial family members. Picture: Map of Asia, Credit: Getty Images