Ugyen Wangchuck

Ugyen Wangchuck
ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག
Wangchuck in 1905
King of Bhutan
Reign17 December 1907 – 26 August 1926
Coronation17 December 1907[1]
PredecessorNone (hereditary monarchy established)
SuccessorJigme Wangchuck
Born11 June 1862
Bumthang
Died26 August 1926 (aged 64)
Phodrang
Burial
Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang
SpouseAshi Ludrong Dolma
Ashi Rinchen Pelmo
Ashi Ngodrup Pemo
Ashi Tsundue Pema Lhamo[2]
IssuePrincess Sonam Pedron
Princess Chimi Yangzom
King Jigme Wangchuck
Prince Gyurme Dorji
Princess Kencho Wangmo
Prince Karma Thinley Lhundrub
HouseWangchuck
FatherJigme Namgyal
MotherAshi Pema Choki
ReligionBuddhism
Picture of King Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck at Paro International Airport
Picture of King Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck at Paro International Airport

Gongsar[1] Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the first Druk Gyalpo (King) of Bhutan from 1907 to 1926. In his lifetime, he made efforts to unite the fledgling country and gain the trust of the people.