Tashi Namgyal | |
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The 11th Chogyal | |
Chogyal of Sikkim | |
Reign | 5 December 1914 – 2 December 1963 |
Predecessor | Sidkeong Tulku |
Successor | Palden Thondup |
Born | Tibet, Qing dynasty | 26 October 1893
Died | 2 December 1963 Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim | (aged 70)
Spouse | Kunzang Dechen |
Issue | Palden Thondup |
House | Namgyal dynasty |
Father | Thutob Namgyal |
Mother | Yeshay Dolma |
Religion | Buddhism |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Sikkim |
Years of service | 1914 - 1963 |
Tashi Namgyal (Sikkimese: བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: Bkra-shis Rnam-rgyal) (26 October 1893 – 2 December 1963) was the ruling Chogyal (King) of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963. He was the son of Thutob Namgyal. He was the first independent king of Sikkim.