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Over
this period due to account of their deeds and actions they wrote their names in history
of Sikkim. Until
Sikkim became a part of India as the 22nd state, the Choygals were both the
law and religion. Palden Thondup Namgyal was
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1642 A.D. - Chogyal Phunstok Namgyal
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Ascended the throne and was consecrated the first Chogyal of
Sikkim,the capital was Yuksam. |
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1670 A.D. - Tensung Namgyal |
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Shifted capital to Rabdanste from Yuksam
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1700 A.D. - Chakdor Namgyal |
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Pendiongmu (Half sister) tried to dethrone Chakdor , who
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to flee to Lhasa, but was reinstated as king with the help of
Tibetans. |
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1717 A.D. - Gurmed Namgyal |
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Sikkim was attacked by Nepalese. |
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1733 A.D. - Phunstok Namgyal
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Nepalese attacked Rabdanste-the capital of Sikkim.
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1780 A.D. - Tenzing Namgyal |
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Chogyal fleed to Tibet and died there. |
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1793 A.D. - Tsudphud Namgyal |
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Capital shifted from Rabanste to Tumlong. Treaty of Titalia in
1817 between Sikkim and British India was signed in which
territories lost to Nepal were restored to Sikkim. Darjeeling
was gifted to British India in 1835. Two Britishers Dr.
Campbell and Dr. Hooker captured by the Sikkimese in 1849.
Hostilities between British India and Sikkim and a treaty was
signed in which Darjeeling was annexed to British India.
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1863 A.D. - Sidekong Namgyal |
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1874 A.D. - Thutob Namgyal
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Claude White appointed, as the first Political of Sikkim in
1889. Capital shifted from Tumlong to Gangtok in 1894.
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1914 A.D. - Sidekong Namgyal |
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1914 A.D. - Tashi Namgyal |
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Treaty between India and Sikkim was signed in 1950. |
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1963 A.D. - Palden Thondup Namgyal |
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Sikkim became 22nd state of India on 16th
May, 1975. Institution of the Chogyals came to an end.
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