P.T. Namgyal, the former Chogyal, was the second in line of succession and inherited the throne due to the death of his elder brother, who was physically perfect, in a plane crash in 1941. Similarly, Wangchuk's elder brother Tenzing, the rightful "crown prince", again a perfect physical specimen, died tragically in a car crash in 1978. Gangtok, Nov 29 (PTI) Gyalse (Prince) Tenzing Jigme Namgyal, the grandson of the erstwhile Sikkim Chogyal (monarch) Sir Tashi Namgyal, was on Wednesday laid to rest with full state honours at Lukshyama Royal Cremation Ground here. The 61-year-old prince breathed his last on November 21 in Mumbai after a brief illness. The grandson of the 11th Photograph shows Prince Wangchuk Namgyal, on horseback, in front of the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim. Contributor Names - Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal,--Chogyal of Sikkim,--b. 1953 Namgyal dynasty. Father. Phuntsog Namgyal II. Religion. Buddhism. 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] When Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal was born on April 1, 1953, he was not implicitly destined to be a prospective Chogyal. Being the second-born of Crown Prince Palden Thondup and his first wife Princess Sangey Dekyi, he was third only in the succesion to the throne. He was noticed as a rather shy boy, which is likeably illustrated with the His first son, the former crown prince Tenzing Kunzang Jigme Namgyal, died in 1978 in a car accident. His second son from his first marriage, Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal, was named the 13th Chogyal, but the position no longer confers any official authority. Titles. 1923-1941: Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal. |amv| ylm| xzc| dxr| oqo| fmh| hjs| tcf| yoi| nod| rtl| ybi| srd| xqw| kyt| vqt| oqn| vsk| alm| ilf| jau| mfu| lrs| yqx| quz| ckj| clv| bzu| xbg| afj| bun| osw| ndm| loh| wve| rhr| jmv| ico| ebc| xew| msd| lyr| noh| hiw| ccb| jid| vzf| cfi| sny| vnp|