Phuntsog Namgyal II (
Sikkimese: ;
Wylie: ') was the fifth
Chogyal
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, wh ...
(king) of
Sikkim
Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...
. He succeeded
Gyurmed Namgyal in 1733 and was succeeded himself by
Tenzing Namgyal
Tenzing Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''bstan 'dzin rnam rgyal'') was the sixth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1780 and was succeeded himself by Tsugphud Namgyal in 1793.
In 1775, possibly with Bhutanese support ...
in 1780.
Early in his reign, a powerful Bhutia minister named Tamding attempted to overthrow the Chogyal, declaring himself king in opposition in 1738. For three years, a civil war raged between supporters of the Chogyal and supporters of Tamding before the pretender was defeated, but unrest continued in the kingdom. Tibet dispatched Rabden Sharpa as a regent in 1747 to help restore order. He not only restored peace to Sikkim but introduced an annual census and taxation system to Sikkim. Rabden also introduced the Mangsher Convention, Sikkim's first constitution, defining the powers and responsibilities of Sikkimese government bodies.
In 1770, the same year the Chogyal died, there was a brief attempt at an invasion by Bhutan, but it was soon repelled by the Sikkimese.
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History of Sikkim
1733 births
1780 deaths
Monarchs of Sikkim
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