Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal

Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal

Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (1879-5 December 1914) was the ruling Maharaja and Chogyal of Sikkim for a brief period in 1914, from 10 February to 5 December. He was the eldest son and heir of Maharaja Sri Panch Sir Thutob Namgyal, and was educated at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and at Pembroke College, Oxford. A polyglot, he was learned in Chinese, English, Hindi, Lepcha, Nepali and Tibetan. Following an attack of jaundice, Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal died of heart failure on 5 December 1914, aged 35. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Tashi Namgyal.

Titles

*1879-1899: Prince Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal
*1899-1911: Maharajkumar Sri Panch Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal
*1911-1913: Maharajkumar Sri Panch Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal, CIE
*1913-1914: Lieutenant Maharajkumar Sri Panch Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal, CIE
*1914: Lieutenant His Highness Sri Panch Sikeong Tulku Namgyal, Maharaja Chogyal of Sikkim, CIE

Honours

*Delhi Durbar Medal-1903
*Delhi Durbar Medal-1911
*Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)-1911

References

[http://www.4dw.net/royalark/India/sikkim.htm A detailed biography]


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