Chogyal
The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", Tibetan: ཆོས་རྒྱལ, Wylie: chos rgyal) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty. The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1973, and the constitutional monarch from 1973 to 1975, when the monarchy was abolished and the Sikkimese people voted in a referendum to make Sikkim the 22nd state of India.
| Chogyal of Sikkim | |
|---|---|
Palden Thondup Namgyal | |
| Details | |
| First monarch | Phuntsog Namgyal |
| Last monarch | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
| Formation | 1642 |
| Abolition | 16 May 1975 |
| Residence | Tsuklakhang Palace, Gangtok |
| Pretender(s) | Wangchuk Namgyal |
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