Ugyen Wangchuck |
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1st King of Bhutan | |
Reign | 17 December 1907 – 21 August 1926 |
Born | 1862 |
Birthplace | Bumthang, Wangduecholing Palace |
Died | 7 August 1926 (aged 64) |
Predecessor | None (Hereditary Monarchy Created) |
Successor | Jigme Wangchuck |
Consort | Ashi Tsundue Lhamo Kurto Khoma Chukmo |
Offspring | Jigme Wangchuck Lemo Wangchuck Lhadron Wangchuck |
Royal House | House of Wangchuck |
Father | Jigme Namgyal |
Mother | Ashi Pema Choki |
Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: , Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 1862–1926) was the first King of Bhutan from 1907 to 1926.
He was born in 1862 to Jigme Namgyal, penlop (governor) of Trongsa and Ashi Pema Choki. He succeeded his father as Penlop of Trongsa. From his power base in central Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck defeated his political enemies and united the country following several civil wars and rebellions in 1882–1885.
In 1907, an epochal year for the country, Ugyen Wangchuck was unanimously chosen as the hereditary monarch of the country by the people at Punakha, the old capital of Bhutan.
For his services in mediating between the British and Tibetans during the Younghusband Expedition to Lhasa, Tibet,[1] he was knighted by the British in 1904. He was appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in the 1921 New Year Honours,[2] having already been appointed Knight Commander (KCIE) in 1904.
Honours
- Delhi Durbar Gold Medal – 1911
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) – 1911
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) – 1921 (KCIE – 1904) In his lifetime he has done extreme works in order to unite the country as well as to get trusted by people.
Footnotes
- ^ Rose, Leo E. (1977). The Politics of Bhutan. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-8014-0909-8.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32178. p. 5. 1 January 1921.
See also
Ugyen Wangchuck
Born: 1861 Died: 26 August 1926 |
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Preceded by None (Hereditary Monarchy Created) |
First King of Bhutan 17 December 1907 – 21 August 1926 |
Succeeded by Jigme Wangchuck |
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