Chogyal
Sign in to saveThe Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty (). The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1973, and the constitutional monarch from 1973 to 1975, when the monarchy was abolished and the Sikkimese people voted in a referendum to make Sikkim the 22nd state of India.
Key facts
- Former monarchy.royal_title
- Chogyal
- Former monarchy.realm
- Sikkim
- Former monarchy.coatofarms
- Achievement of Sikkim.jpg
- Former monarchy.coatofarmssize
- 120px
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- Emblem of Sikkim
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- Palden Thondup Namgyal.jpg
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- Palden Thondup Namgyal
- Former monarchy.first_monarch
- Phuntsog Namgyal
- Former monarchy.last_monarch
- Palden Thondup Namgyal
- Former monarchy.residence
- Tsuklakhang Palace, Gangtok
- Former monarchy.pretender
- Wangchuk Namgyal
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Chogyal kings of Sikkim
- List of chogyals
- Timeline
- Titular chogyals
- Family tree
- Royal flag
- Rulers of other Himalayan kingdoms
- Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan
- Gyalpo of Ladakh
- See also
- Notes
- References
The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty (). The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1973, and the constitutional monarch from 1973 to 1975, when the monarchy was abolished and the Sikkimese people voted in a referendum to make Sikkim the 22nd state of India.
== History == thumb|left|upright|Statue of Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche thumb|upright|Tsuklakhang Palace