Ugyen Wangchuk (1861–1926) was king of Bhutan from 1907 to 1926. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jigme Singye Wangchuck, (or in a pronunciation-based Romanization Jimi Singgê Wangchu) is the King of Bhutan. ...
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the country encountered constant political strife that undermined the authority of the high officer and increased the power of regional governors.
By 1907 UgyenWangchuk had consolidated his power enough to be named Bhutan's first hereditary king.
The late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk (ruled from 1952–72), father of the current king, undertook reforms to help modernize the country's political institutions (serfdom was not officially abolished until his rule).
UgyenWangchuk pacified the feuding Regional Governors who had plunged Bhutan into a state of almost perpetual civil war.
Finally, on December 17, 1907, UgyenWangchuk was unanimously elected by all Regional Governors and the Central Monastic Body, at the Punakha Dzong and crowned "Druk Gyalpo" (literally, precious ruler of the dragon people).
Wangdichholing Palace, the residence of the former king, UgyenWangchuk; the temple of Jambey Lhakang, the sacred cave of Kurjey Lhakang; and the largest Bhutanese dzong, Jakar, are located here.
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