Sidkeong Namgyal
Sidkeong Namgyal (Sikkimese: སྲིད་སཀྱོང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: srid skyong rnam rgyal) (1819–1874) was king of Sikkim from 1863 to 1874. He was son of Tsugphud Namgyal and was succeeded by his half-brother Thutob Namgyal.[1][2]
Sidkeong Namgyal | |
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Chogyal of Sikkim | |
Reign | 1863 – 1874 |
Predecessor | Tsugphud Namgyal |
Successor | Thutob Namgyal |
Born | 1819 |
Died | 1874 |
House | Namgyal dynasty |
Father | Tsugphud Namgyal |
Religion | Buddhism |
His mother was the second wife of his father, a Tibetan lady, sister of the Tashi Lama.[citation needed]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Rao, P. Raghunadha (1978). Sikkim, the Story of Its Integration with India. Cosmo
- ↑ Sikkim: Past and Present edited by H. G. Joshi
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Sidkeong Namgyal Born: 1819 Died: 1874
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Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by Tsugphud Namgyal |
Chogyal of Sikkim 1863–1874 |
Succeeded by Thutob Namgyal |