Palden Thondup Namgyal

Palden Thondup Namgyal
The 12th Chogyal
Palden Thondup Namgyal in 1971
Chogyal of Sikkim
Reign2 December 1963 – 10 April 1975
Coronation4 April 1965
PredecessorTashi Namgyal
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Born(1923-05-23)23 May 1923
Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died29 January 1982(1982-01-29) (aged 58)
New York City, New York, U.S.
SpouseSamyo Kushoe Sangideki (1950–1957)
Hope Cooke (1963–1980)
IssuePrince Tenzing Kunzang Jigme Namgyal
Prince Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal
Princess Yangchen Dolma Namgyal
Prince Palden Gyurmed Namgyal
Princess Hope Leezum Namgyal Tobden
A son
Omo
HouseNamgyal
FatherTashi Namgyal
MotherKunzang Dechen
ReligionBuddhism
Military career
Allegiance Kingdom of Sikkim
Years of service1963 - 1975

Palden Thondup Namgyal OBE (Sikkimese: དཔལ་ལྡན་དོན་དྲུཔ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ; Wylie: dpal-ldan don-grub rnam-rgyal; 23 May 1923 – 29 January 1982) was the 12th and last Chogyal (king) of the Kingdom of Sikkim.


Developed by StudentB