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Dasho Jigme Namgyal, 48th Druk Desi of Bhutan, 10th Penlop of Trongsa

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Birthplace: Lhuntse, Lhuntse, Bhutan
Death: 1881 (55-56)
Semtokha, Thimphu, Bhutan (Fall)
Immediate Family:

Son of Pila Goempo Wangyal and Sonam Pemo
Husband of Pema Choki
Father of Thinley Tobgye; Ugyen Wangchuck, Dragon King of Bhutan and Yeshay Choden
Brother of Dorji; Dungkar Gyeltsen; Yodron and Tsering Droma
Half brother of Kitshelpa Dorji Namgyal

Occupation: 48th Druk Desi of Bhutan, 10th Penlop of Trongsa
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About Jigme Namgyal

Desi Jigme Namgyal of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: jigs med rnam rgyal, 1825–1881) is a forefather of the Wangchuck Dynasty. He served as 48th Druk Desi (Deb Raja, the secular executive) of Bhutan (1870–1873), and held the hereditary post of 10th Penlop of Trongsa. He was called the Black Ruler.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigme_Namgyal_(Bhutan)

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Jigme Namgyal's Timeline

1825
1825
Lhuntse, Lhuntse, Bhutan
1857
1857
1862
June 11, 1862
Wangducholing Palace, Bumthang, Bhutan
1881
1881
Age 56
Semtokha, Thimphu, Bhutan
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