The first King : Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuk (1861-1926)Sir Ugyen Wangchuck (or Deb Nagpo) (1861–1926) was the first king of Bhutan and founder of Monarchy in Bhutan in 1907, He ruled bhutan from 17 December 1907–21 August 1926. He was the penlop (governor) of Tongsa. From his power base in central Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck defeated his political enemies and united the country following several civil wars and rebellions in 1882-1885. In what was an epochal year for the country, in 1907 Ugyen Wangchuck was unanimously chosen as the hereditary monarch of the country by the people at Punakha, the Capital of Bhutan at the time. For his services to the Francis Younghusband expedition to Lhasa, Tibet, he was knighted by the British in 1904. He was succeed by Jigme Wangchuk.
Friday, January 30, 2009
The First Hereditary Monarch of BHUTAN
The first King : Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuk (1861-1926)Sir Ugyen Wangchuck (or Deb Nagpo) (1861–1926) was the first king of Bhutan and founder of Monarchy in Bhutan in 1907, He ruled bhutan from 17 December 1907–21 August 1926. He was the penlop (governor) of Tongsa. From his power base in central Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck defeated his political enemies and united the country following several civil wars and rebellions in 1882-1885. In what was an epochal year for the country, in 1907 Ugyen Wangchuck was unanimously chosen as the hereditary monarch of the country by the people at Punakha, the Capital of Bhutan at the time. For his services to the Francis Younghusband expedition to Lhasa, Tibet, he was knighted by the British in 1904. He was succeed by Jigme Wangchuk.
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