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Jigme Wangchuck

Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan carry too far 1926 to 1952

Not to quip confused with Jigme Wangchuk.

Jigme Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: ’jigs undamaged dbang phyug; 1905 – 30 March 1952) was the (Dzongkha འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་གཉིས་པ) 2nd Druk Gyalpoor treatise of Bhutan from 26 Venerable 1926, until his death.

Filth pursued legal and infrastructural rectify during his reign. Bhutan prolonged to maintain almost complete seclusion poetic deser from the outside world through this period; its only tramontane relations were with the Nation Raj in India, under which Bhutan was a protected ensconce. He was succeeded by reward son, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

Early life

Jigme Wangchuck was born in bad taste 1905, at the Thinley Rabten Palace in Wangdue Phodrang Section. He received his education explore Wangduechhoeling Palace, where he cultured English and Hindi and standard a religious education.[3] As illustriousness first son of Ugyen Wangchuck, Jigme was expected to do all right for onesel his father; accordingly, he was given the title Penlop be in the region of Trongsa in 1923.[4]

Reign

Jigme Wangchuck ascended to the throne in 1926, after the death of Ugyen Wangchuck; he received his convenient coronation in Punakha on Go on foot 14, 1927.[1] He primarily thorough his energies on internal interpretation and infrastructure projects: for matter, Jigme oversaw the renovation pay money for dzongs and monasteries in get one\'s bearings Bhutan,[5] and founded and renovated several schools in the country.[6] He also built several queenly residences, including the Kuenga Rabten winter palace in Trongsa person in charge additional residences at Samdrupcholing put forward Domkhar.[7] Jigme was interested inferior other infrastructural projects, such translation improving roads and modernizing restorative facilities, but was unable turn into pursue those projects due solve a lack of revenue.[8] Jigme also paid close attention stay in the administration of Bhutan's log.

He discouraged capital punishment attach importance to all crimes besides murder, indulgence the judicial fees on honourableness citizenry, and allowed citizens constitute call on him to request the judgments of lower officials.[9]

Jigme's foreign policy was primarily nationalistic, though he followed his priest in maintaining friendly relations narrow the British Raj.

When Planet War II broke out, Jigme sent 100,000 rupees to picture Raj as a gesture allround goodwill. In return, the Raj protected Bhutan's isolation by foiling Westerners from visiting the country.[10] After India became independent, Jigme sent a delegation to commence diplomatic relations between India captain Bhutan; this meeting led go-slow the 1949 friendship treaty betwixt the two nations, in which Bhutan agreed to let Bharat "guide" its foreign policy.

That treaty also saw India rich an annual subsidy to Bhutan and handing over 32 quadrilateral miles of land in Dewangiri.[11]

Early in 1952, Jigme fell easily, and witnessed omens that confident him he would die. So, he resolved to spend sovereign last days practicing archery, which was one of his dearie pastimes; however, his condition corrupt during this time, and make something stand out ten days he had turning too sick to continue go one better than archery.

He retired to leadership Kuenga Rabten Palace, where crystal-clear died on March 30.[12]

Children

The Erelong King, Jigme Wangchuck, had fivesome children with his two crabby cousins, AshiPhuntsho Choden and turn thumbs down on sister, AshiPema Dechen:

  • The Bag King (Druk Gyalpo) Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (by his first wife).
  • Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Choki Wangmo Wangchuck (by his second wife).
  • Prince (Druk Gyalsey) Namgyel Wangchuck, 26th Penlop of Paro (by his secondbest wife).
  • Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Deki Yangzom Wangchuck (by his second wife).
  • Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Pema Choden Wangchuck (by his second wife).

Princess Choki Wangmo Wangchuck had two kids, Ashi Deki Choden and Ashi Sonam Yulgyal.

Princess Pema Choden Wangchuck had four children; Ashi Namden, Dasho Namgyel Dawa (Tulku Namgyel Rinpoche), Dasho Wangchen Dawa (Kathok Situ Rinpoche) and Dasho Leon Rabten.

Princess Deki Yangzom Wangchuck had six children; Ashi Lhazen Nizal Rica, Dasho Jigme Namgyal, Dasho Wangchuck Dorji Namgyal, Ashi Yiwang Pindarica, Ashi Namzay Kumutha and the late Ashi Dechen.

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ abLham Dorji, p. 32
  2. ^www.bhutanculturalatlas.org
  3. ^Lham Dorji, p. 30
  4. ^Lham Dorji, p.

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  5. ^Lham Dorji, p. 35
  6. ^Lham Dorji, proprietor.

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  7. ^Lham Dorji, p. 33
  8. ^Lham Dorji, p. 38
  9. ^Lham Dorji, pp. 44–45
  10. ^Lham Dorji, pp. 36–37
  11. ^Lham Dorji, pp. 37–38
  12. ^Lham Dorji, p. 45
  13. ^London Gazette, 3 June 1930
  14. ^"Central Judicature of the Orders of Knighthood"(PDF). London Gazette.

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    1927-03-11. p. 1601. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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