Ugyen Wangchuck
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Key facts
- Reign
- 17 December 1907 – 26 August 1926
- Coronation
- 17 December 1907
- Predecessor
- None (hereditary monarchy established, Yeshe Ngodub as Druk Desi )
- Successor
- Jigme Wangchuck
- Born
- 11 June 1862, Bumthang
- Died
- 26 August 1926 (aged 64), Phodrang
- Burial
- Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang
- Spouse
- Ashi Ludrong Dolma, Ashi Rinchen Pelmo, Ashi Ngodrup Pemo, Ashi Tsundue Pema Lhamo
- Issue
- Princess Sonam Pedron, Princess Chimi Yangzom, King Jigme Wangchuck , Prince Gyurme Dorji, Princess Kencho Wangmo, Prince Karma Thinley Lhundrub
- House
- Wangchuck
- Father
- Jigme Namgyal
- Mother
- Ashi Pema Choki
- Religion
- Buddhism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bhutan
- Place of birth
- Bumthang District
- Place of death
- Bumthang District
- Spouse
- Tsundue Pema Lhamo
- Child
- Jigme Wangchuck
- Father
- Jigme Namgyal
- Occupation
- king
- Position held
- King of Bhutan
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Family
- House of Wangchuck
- Image
- Face detail, Sir Ugyen Wangchuck and his family, 1905 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1862-00-00
- date of death
- 1926-01-01
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- name in native language
- ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག
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Encyclopedic overview
Picture of King Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck at Paro International Airport Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the founder and first king of Bhutan, reigning from 17 December 1907 until his death in 1926. In his lifetime, he made efforts to unite the fledgling country.
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