494:
38:
217:
Phuntsog is credited with creating "Lho-Mon-Tsong-Sum", the idea of unity between
Bhutias, Lepchas, and Limbus that forms the core of Sikkimese national identity. In 1663, representatives of the three communities met with the Chogyal to formalize this unity by a written treaty and create a council,
187:, they found a man churning milk. He offered them some refreshments and gave them shelter. So impressed were they by his deeds that they realised that he was a chosen one and immediately crowned him king. The crowning took place Norbughang near
183:, a 9th-century Buddhist saint had foretold the event that a Phuntsog from the east would be the next chogyal of Sikkim. In 1642, three lamas, from the north, west, and south went in search for the chosen person. Near present-day
225:, or districts under a Lepcha Dzongpon (governor) who headed a council of twelve ministers. During his reign Buddhism was consolidated as the established religion in Sikkim. He was succeeded by his son,
218:
the "Lo-Men-Chong", to represent their respective interests on the national level. This same document established autonomy for the Limbu subbas.
300:
391:
221:
Phuntsog moved his capital from Yatung to Yuksam and instituted the first centralised administration. The kingdom was divided into twelve
531:
282:
17:
245:
384:
524:
570:
555:
377:
550:
517:
191:
on a stone slab in a pine covered hill, and he was anointed by sprinkling water from a sacred urn.
476:
466:
167:
state. He consecrated in 1642 at the age of 38. Phuntsog was a fifth generation descendant of
148:
565:
560:
505:
8:
441:
140:
408:
278:
93:
48:
456:
451:
446:
436:
431:
426:
361:
226:
98:
66:
501:
461:
288:
544:
471:
203:
195:
180:
207:
168:
369:
199:
128:
400:
351:
314:
184:
156:
110:
105:
493:
222:
188:
160:
37:
301:
Travel
Article on Yuksum, The Coronation Site Phuntsog Namgyal
211:
176:
164:
172:
500:
This biography of a member of an Indian royal house is a
194:
Phuntsog, along with the lamas, then converted the local
171:, a 13th-century prince from the Mi-nyak House in
542:
246:Sikkim: Past and Present edited by H. G. Joshi
202:and set about expanding his kingdom up to the
525:
385:
532:
518:
392:
378:
36:
261:. Chennai: Notion Press. pp. 68–69.
543:
399:
373:
488:
256:
210:in the south, and parts of eastern
13:
155:) (1604–1670) was the first
14:
582:
294:
18:Phuntsog Namgyal (disambiguation)
492:
271:Holidaying in Sikkim and Bhutan
250:
239:
206:in Tibet, parts of modern-day
1:
232:
504:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
10:
587:
487:
15:
417:
358:
349:
340:
335:
308:
124:
116:
104:
92:
84:
76:
72:
62:
54:
47:
35:
30:
289:Modern history of Sikkim
257:Kazi, Jigme N. (2020).
179:. According to legend,
477:Palden Thondup Namgyal
467:Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal
273:– published by
153:phun tshog rnam rgyal
571:Indian royalty stubs
16:For other uses, see
442:Phuntsog Namgyal II
556:Monarchs of Sikkim
551:History of Sikkim
513:
512:
485:
484:
368:
367:
359:Succeeded by
352:Chogyal of Sikkim
310:Phuntsog Namgyal
145:ཕུན་ཚོག་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་
134:
133:
49:Chogyal of Sikkim
25:Chogyal of Sikkim
578:
534:
527:
520:
496:
489:
457:Sidkeong Namgyal
452:Tsugphud Namgyal
422:Phuntsog Namgyal
411:
407:
403:
394:
387:
380:
371:
370:
346:new state formed
331:
324:
306:
305:
263:
262:
254:
248:
243:
146:
137:Phuntsog Namgyal
42:Phuntsog Namgyal
40:
31:Phuntsog Namgyal
28:
27:
586:
585:
581:
580:
579:
577:
576:
575:
541:
540:
539:
538:
486:
481:
447:Tenzing Namgyal
437:Gyurmed Namgyal
432:Chakdor Namgyal
427:Tensung Namgyal
413:
409:
405:
401:
398:
364:
362:Tensung Namgyal
355:
347:
344:
325:
319:
318:
315:Namgyal Dynasty
311:
297:
267:
266:
255:
251:
244:
240:
235:
227:Tensung Namgyal
144:
111:Namgyal dynasty
99:Tensung Namgyal
67:Tensung Namgyal
43:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
584:
574:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
537:
536:
529:
522:
514:
511:
510:
497:
483:
482:
480:
479:
474:
469:
464:
462:Thutob Namgyal
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
418:
415:
414:
397:
396:
389:
382:
374:
366:
365:
360:
357:
348:
345:
338:
337:
336:Regnal titles
333:
332:
312:
309:
304:
303:
296:
295:External links
293:
292:
291:
286:
275:Nest and Wings
265:
264:
259:Sons of Sikkim
249:
237:
236:
234:
231:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
108:
102:
101:
96:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
56:
52:
51:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
583:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
548:
546:
535:
530:
528:
523:
521:
516:
515:
509:
507:
503:
498:
495:
491:
490:
478:
475:
473:
472:Tashi Namgyal
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
416:
412:
404:
395:
390:
388:
383:
381:
376:
375:
372:
363:
354:
353:
343:
339:
334:
329:
322:
317:
316:
307:
302:
299:
298:
290:
287:
284:
283:81-87592-07-9
280:
276:
272:
269:
268:
260:
253:
247:
242:
238:
230:
228:
224:
219:
215:
213:
209:
205:
204:Chumbi Valley
201:
197:
196:Lepcha people
192:
190:
186:
182:
181:Guru Rinpoche
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
159:(monarch) of
158:
154:
150:
142:
138:
130:
127:
123:
119:
115:
112:
109:
107:
103:
100:
97:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
57:
53:
50:
46:
39:
34:
29:
23:
19:
506:expanding it
499:
421:
350:
341:
327:
320:
313:
274:
270:
258:
252:
241:
220:
216:
193:
152:
136:
135:
120:Guru Tenzing
22:
566:1670 deaths
561:1604 births
175:in Eastern
58:1642 – 1670
545:Categories
356:1642–1670
285:; pg 20-21
233:References
208:Darjeeling
169:Khye Bumsa
342:New title
229:in 1670.
163:, now an
141:Sikkimese
63:Successor
402:Chogyals
277:–
200:Buddhism
129:Buddhism
125:Religion
185:Gangtok
157:Chogyal
410:Sikkim
326:
281:
223:Dzongs
189:Yuksom
165:Indian
161:Sikkim
117:Father
328:Died:
321:Born:
212:Nepal
177:Tibet
149:Wylie
106:House
94:Issue
55:Reign
502:stub
330:1670
323:1604
279:ISBN
173:Kham
88:1670
85:Died
80:1604
77:Born
198:to
547::
406:of
214:.
151::
147:;
143::
533:e
526:t
519:v
508:.
393:e
386:t
379:v
139:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
