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Phuntsog Namgyal

Prince
Phuntsog Namgyal was the first Chogyal of Sikkim, now an Indian state. He consecrated in 1642 at the age of 38. Phuntsog was a fifth generation descendant of Khye Bumsa, a 13th-century prince from the Mi-nyak House in Kham in Eastern Tibet. Wikipedia
Born: 1604, Gangtok, India
Died: 1670 (age 66 years), Yuksom, India
Great grandchild: Gyurmed Namgyal
Children: Tensung Namgyal
Grandchild: Chakdor Namgyal
Father: Guru Tenzing
House: Namgyal dynasty