Phuntsog Namgyal II
Phuntsog Namgyal II (Sikkimese: ཕུན་ཚོག་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: phun tshog rnam rgyal) was the fifth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Gyurmed Namgyal in 1733 and was succeeded himself by Tenzing Namgyal in 1780.[1]
| Phuntsog Namgyal II | |
|---|---|
| Chogyal of Sikkim | |
| Reign | 1733 – 1780 |
| Predecessor | Gyurmed Namgyal |
| Successor | Tenzing Namgyal |
| Born | 1733 |
| Died | 1780 |
| Issue | Tenzing Namgyal |
| House | Namgyal dynasty |
| Father | Gyurmed Namgyal |
| Mother | a nun from Sanga Choeling Monastery |
| Religion | Buddhism |
During his reign the Nepalese raided Rabdentse, the then capital of Sikkim.
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