Tenzing Namgyal
Tenzing Namgyal (Sikkimese: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: bstan 'dzin rnam rgyal) was the sixth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1780 and was succeeded himself by Tsugphud Namgyal in 1793.[1]
| Tenzing Namgyal | |
|---|---|
| Chogyal of Sikkim | |
| Reign | 1780 – 1793 |
| Predecessor | Phuntsog Namgyal II |
| Successor | Tsugphud Namgyal |
| Born | 1769 |
| Died | 1793 |
| Spouse | Anyo Karwang |
| Issue | Tsugphud Namgyal |
| House | Namgyal dynasty |
| Father | Phuntsog Namgyal II |
| Religion | Buddhism |
During his reign Chogyal fled to Tibet, and later died there in exile.
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