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Gyurmed Namgyal

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Gyurmed Namgyal
Chogyal of Sikkim
Reign1716 – 1733
PredecessorChakdor Namgyal
SuccessorPhuntsog Namgyal II
Born1707
Died1733
IssuePhuntsog Namgyal II
HouseNamgyal dynasty
FatherChakdor Namgyal
ReligionBuddhism

Gyurmed Namgyal (Sikkimese: འགྱུར་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: 'gyur med rnam rgyal) was the fourth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Chakdor Namgyal in 1716 and was succeeded by Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1733.[1]

During his reign, Limbuana rebelled and broke off from Sikkim. During his reign, Sikkim's borders were frequently raided by Bhutanese and Nepalese. Shortly before his death, Gyurmed revealed that a nun at Sangcheolling monastery had borne him a son, who was to be his successor. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Sikkim: Past and Present edited by H. G. Joshi
  2. ^ Kazi, Jigme N. (2020). Sons of Sikkim. Chennai: Notion Press. pp. 89–91.
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Gyurmed Namgyal
Born: 1707 Died: 1733
Regnal titles
Preceded by Chogyal of Sikkim
1716–1733
Succeeded by