Sengge Namgyal

Sengge Namgyal
Sengge Namgyal
Gyalpo of Ladakh
Reign	1616 - 1642 CE
Predecessor	Jamyang Namgyal
Successor	Deldan Namgyal
House	Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh
Father	Jamyang Namgyal
Mother	Gyal Khatun
Religion	Buddhism

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The Leh Palace, built by Sengge Namgyal

Sengge Namgyal (Sen-ge-rnam-rgyal, c. 1570–1642) was a 17th-century Namgyal dynasty King of Ladakh, India from 1616 to his death in 1642. A Buddhist, he was noted for his immense work in building monasteries, palaces and shrines in Ladakh and is known as the "Lion King".

Biography[edit]

Hemis monastery courtyard

Sengge was born to Jamyang Namgyal and a Balti mother. He was a devout Buddhist.^[1]^[2]

In his youth, he showed great martial skill and a flair for command. Talents which got him the command of the army. In 1614, he captured the mining town of Rudok followed by Spurangs, another important gold mining town, in 1615. The plunder and the output from these towns financed the building projects he would later commission as the King. In 1616, on the death of his father, Jamyang Namgyal, he ascended to the throne. He completed the conquests of Kingdom of Ngaris after a brief siege of Guge castle in 1619.^[3]

Hanle Gompa, built by Sengge and Stag-tsang-ras-pa, soon after his conversion to the Drugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism

References[edit]

↑ Kaul, H. N. (1998). Rediscovery of Ladakh. ISBN 9788173870866.
↑ Singh Jina, Prem (1996). Ladakh: the land and the people. Indus Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 81-7387-057-8.
↑ "Chemrey Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

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More on Namgyal and Leh Palace

Regnal titles
Sengge Namgyal Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh
Preceded by Jamyang Namgyal	Ruler of Ladakh 1616–1642	Succeeded by Deldan Namygal

[1] Kaul, H. N. (1998). Rediscovery of Ladakh. ISBN 9788173870866.

[2] Singh Jina, Prem (1996). Ladakh: the land and the people. Indus Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 81-7387-057-8.

[3] "Chemrey Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

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v t e Rulers of Ladakh
Ancient	Lhachen Dpalgyimgon Lhachen Gyalpo Lhachen Utpala Lhachen Naglug
Namgyal Dynasty	Lhachen Bhagan Lhachen Lhadban Namygal Jamyang Namgyal Sengge Namgyal Delegs Namgyal Tsewang Namgyal Nima Namgyal Krashis Namgyal Tashi Namgyal