Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal

This article is about the Sikkim leader in 1914. For the king of Sikkim from 1863 to 1874, see Sidkeong Namgyal.

Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal
Sidkeong Tulku
Chogyal of Sikkim
Reign11 February 1914 – 5 December 1914
PredecessorThutob Namgyal
SuccessorTashi Namgyal
Born1879
Died(1914-12-05)5 December 1914 (34–35)
Gangtok, Sikkim
HouseNamgyal dynasty
FatherThutob Namgyal
MotherMaharani Pending
ReligionBuddhism
The 13th Dalai Lama, Sir Charles Bell (both seated) and Maharaj Kumar Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (standing between the other two) pose for photograph, 1910, Calcutta.

Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Sikkimese: སྲིད་སཀྱོང་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: srid skyong sprul sku rnam rgyal) (1879–5 December 1914) was the ruling Maharaja and Chogyal of Sikkim for a brief period in 1914, from 10 February to 5 December.[1]

  1. ^ Nyanatusita, H.H.B.; Nyanatusita, N.T.H.H.B.; Nyanatusita, B.A.B. (2008). The Life of Nyanatiloka Thera: The Biography of a Western Buddhist Pioneer. BP. Buddhist Publication Society. p. 224. ISBN 978-955-24-0318-7. Retrieved 11 May 2024.