Wangchuk Namgyal
Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal | |
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![]() Wangchuk Namgyal (right) | |
Head of the Royal House of Sikkim | |
Tenure | 29 January 1982 – present |
Predecessor | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
Born | (1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 71) Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim |
Dynasty | Namgyal |
Father | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
Mother | Samyo Kushoe Sangideki |
Religion | Buddhism |
Chogyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal (Sikkimese: སྟོབས་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་བསྟན་འཛིན་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: stobs-rgyal dbang-phyug bstan-'dzin rnam-rgyal; born 1 April 1953) is the second son of Palden Thondup Namgyal, the last sovereign king of Sikkim. Educated at Harrow, he is also the present heir of the Namgyal dynasty and pretender to the throne of Sikkim.[1]
On February 19, 1982, following the death of his father, he was crowned at Tsuklakhang Palace. The Government of India did not recognize this coronation,[2] though the 3rd Chief Minister of Sikkim, B. B. Gurung, recognized him as the 13th Chogyal.[3] Namgyal subsequently became a monastic recluse.[2] On May 22, 2023, he joined the grand celebration of the last Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal's 100th birth anniversary in Gangtok.[4]
Honours
Kingdom of Sikkim:
Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal Coronation Medal (4 April 1965).[citation needed]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Trehan, Madhu. "India has a lot to gain by Sikkimese independence: Wangchuk Namgyal". India Today.
- ^ a b "From monarch to monk: Scion of Sikkim dynasty who became a spiritual recluse". Hindustan Times. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Dhungel, Pankaj (30 March 2022). "BB Gooroong, the CM who recognised Wangchuk Namgyal as 13th Chogyal". EastMojo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Sikkim: Grand celebration of Late Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal's 100th birth anniversary concludes in Gangtok". India Today NE. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
External links
- Hidden Kingdom in the Himalayas
Wangchuk Namgyal Born: 1 April 1953 | ||
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Preceded by | — TITULAR — Chogyal of Sikkim 29 January 1982 – present | Incumbent |
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