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Jigme Wangchuck

King of Bhutan (1906-1952)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1955
Died: 1952-03-30
Works: 6

Top works

National biodiversity strategies and action plan (NBSAP) Bhutan 2014
Khri lo ñer lṅaʼi mdzad rjes dran deb
Final programme for the coronation, June 1974 and the silver jubilee celebrations, June 1999 of His Majety the King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Gźuṅ ʼbrel dus chen ṅal gsoʼi rnam bśad
Pha-jo ʼBrug-sgom-źig-poʼi rnam thar thugs rjeʼi chu rgyun

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats
· 2023 · cited 664x
Metabolic non-communicable disease health report of India: the ICMR-INDIAB national cross-sectional study (ICMR-INDIAB-17)
· 2023 · cited 610x
Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation

Article

Picture of Dragon King Jigme Wangchuck at Paro International Airport

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House of Wangchuck

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1905 births 1952 deaths Bhutanese monarchs Bhutanese recipients of British honours Buddhist monarchs Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Wangchuck dynasty World War II political leaders

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· 2013

· cited 376x

Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial

· 2020 · cited 280x

A landscape‐based conservation strategy to double the wild tiger population

· 2011 · cited 157x

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Key facts

Reign: 26 August 1926 – 30 March 1952
Coronation: 14 March 1927
Predecessor: Ugyen Wangchuck
Successor: Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Born: 1905, Thinley Rabten Palace
Died: ( 1952-03-30 ) 30 March 1952 (aged 47), Kuenga Rabten Palace, Dragteng Gewog , Trongsa
Burial: Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang
Spouse: 1st consort- Phuntsho Choden , 2nd consort- Pema Dechen
Issue: King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck , Princess Choki Wangmo Wangchuck, Prince Namgyel Wangchuck, Princess Deki Yangzom Wangchuck , Princess Pema Choden Wangchuck
House: House of Wangchuck
Father: Ugyen Wangchuck
Mother: Tsundue Pema Lhamo
Religion: Buddhism

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Key dates

Born: 1905
Died: 30 March 1952

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Bhutan
Place of birth: Punakha
Place of death: Punakha
Spouse: Pema Dechen
Father: Ugyen Wangchuck
Mother: Tsundue Pema Lhamo
Occupation: politician
Position held: King of Bhutan
Religion: Buddhism
Family: House of Wangchuck
Image: Bhutan-Jigme-Wangchuck.jpg
Residence: Tashichho Dzong

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United Kingdom

Country

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

partition of India

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

Thimphu District

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

history of Bhutan

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Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

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Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck of Bhutan

Dechencholing Palace

Order of the Indian Empire

Jigme Palden Dorji

Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye

House of Wangchuck

Ugyen Wangchuck

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