Thutob Namgyal was the chogyal (monarch) of Sikkim between 1874 and 1914. Thutob ascended to the throne succeeding his half-brother Sidekong Namgyal who died issueless. Differences between the Nepalese settlers and the indigenous population during his reign led to the direct intervention of the British, who were were the de-facto rulers of the Himalayan nation. The British ruled in favour of the Nepalese much to the discontentement of the chogyal, who then retreated to the Chumbi Valley and allied himself with the Tibetans. The Chogyal were the monarchs of the former country of Sikkim. ... Sikkim (Hindi: सिकà¥à¤•à¤¿à¤®) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... Chumbi Valley is a valley in Tibet at the intersection of India (Sikkim), Bhutan and Tibet in the Himalayas. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: XÄ«zà ng or Simplified Chinese: è—区; Traditional Chinese: è—å€; pinyin: Zà ngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ...
After a series of skirmishes between the Tibetans and the British near Jelepla, the Tibetans were pushed back and the chogyal was put under the supervision of Claude White, the appointed political officer in 1889. In 1894, he shifted the capital from Tumlong to the present location, Gangtok. Jelepla Pass (also spelt Jelep La) is an all weather pass between India and Tibet. ... Tumlong was the former capital of the Indian state of Sikkim. ... Gangtok is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. ...
Thutob died in 1914 and was succeeded by his son, Sidekong Tulku. The Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial (STNM) Hospital in Gangtok was built in memory of him in 1917.
References
History of Sikkim. Home Department, Govt of Sikkim. Retrieved on 2006-07-01. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
The Dalai Lama recognized Phuntsok Namgyal as the ruler of the southern slopes of the Himalayas (Sikkim) and is also credited to have sent ceremonial present such as the silken scarf bearing Dalai Lama's seal, the mitre (hat) of the Guru Rimpoche, the devil dagger (Phurpa) and the most precious sand image of the Guru.
Tenzing Namgyal died in Lhasa and his son Tsudphud Namgyal was sent to Sikkim in 1793 to succeed him as the monarch.
ThutobNamgyal shifted the capital from Tumlong to Gangtok in 1894.
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