Gyurmed Namgyal
| Gyurmed Namgyal | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Chogyal of Sikkim | |
| Reign | 1716 – 1733 | 
| Predecessor | Chakdor Namgyal | 
| Successor | Phuntsog Namgyal II | 
| Born | 1707 | 
| Died | 1733 | 
| Issue | Phuntsog Namgyal II | 
| House | Namgyal dynasty | 
| Father | Chakdor Namgyal | 
| Religion | Buddhism | 
Gyurmed Namgyal (Sikkimese: འགྱུར་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: 'gyur med rnam rgyal) was the fourth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Chakdor Namgyal in 1716 and was succeeded by Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1733.[1]
During his reign, Limbuana rebelled and broke off from Sikkim. During his reign, Sikkim's borders were frequently raided by Bhutanese and Nepalese. Shortly before his death, Gyurmed revealed that a nun at Sangcheolling monastery had borne him a son, who was to be his successor. [2]
References
- ^ Sikkim: Past and Present edited by H. G. Joshi
- ^ Kazi, Jigme N. (2020). Sons of Sikkim. Chennai: Notion Press. pp. 89–91.