Sidkeong Namgyal (Sikkimese: སྲིད་སཀྱོང་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: srid skyong rnam rgyal) (1819–1874) was king of Sikkim from 1863 to 1874. He was son of Tsugphud Namgyal and was succeeded by his half-brother Thutob Namgyal.[1][2]
| Sidkeong Namgyal | |
|---|---|
| Chogyal of Sikkim | |
| Reign | 1863 – 1874 |
| Predecessor | Tsugphud Namgyal |
| Successor | Thutob Namgyal |
| Born | 1819 |
| Died | 1874 |
| House | Namgyal dynasty |
| Father | Tsugphud Namgyal |
| Religion | Buddhism |
His mother was the second wife of his father, a Tibetan lady, sister of the Tashi Lama.[citation needed]
It was Sidkeong Namgyal who signed the Treaty of Tumlong with the British in 1861, his father having abdicated rather than return to surrender to the force of Sir Ashley Eden.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rao, P. Raghunadha (1978). Sikkim, the Story of Its Integration with India. Cosmo
- ^ Sikkim: Past and Present edited by H. G. Joshi
- ^ [https://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/bot/pdf/bot_2009_02_02.pdf 1861 history
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