Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Gyalpo of Ladakh | |||||||||||
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1460 | –1842|||||||||||
Capital | Leh | ||||||||||
Common languages | Ladakhi, Tibetan | ||||||||||
Religion | Tibetan Buddhism | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1460 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1842 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | India (Ladakh) China Pakistan Nepal |
The Namgyal dynasty was a dynasty whose rulers were the monarchs of the former kingdom of Ladakh that lasted from 1460 to 1842 and were titled the Gyalpo of Ladakh.[1] The Namgyal dynasty succeeded the first dynasty of Maryul and had several conflicts with the neighboring Mughal Empire and various dynasties of Tibet, including the Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal War. The dynasty eventually fell to the Sikh Empire and Dogras of Jammu. Most of its known history is written in the Ladakh Chronicles.