Umze Peljor

Umze Peljor
7th Druk Desi
Reign1703–1707
PredecessorNgawang Tshering
SuccessorDruk Rabgay
Died1707
Chagri Monastery[1]

Samten Tenzin, better known as Umze Peljor, (died 1707) was the 7th Druk Desi or head of government of Bhutan from 1703 until his death. Inexperienced as a politician and of mild character, Peljor served as little more than a co-ruler to the more powerful Gyaltsab (head of state) Kuenga Gyaltshen. Feeling overwhelmed by the factional strife at court, Peljor eventually retired to Chagri Monastery in 1705. For the last years of his life, he remained only nominally in office while effectively living as monk.[1]

  1. ^ a b Karma Phuntsho (2013), p. 301.