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Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck, the Druk Gyalpo

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Birthplace: Wangducholing Palace, Bumthang, Bhutan
Death: August 26, 1926 (64)
Bumthang, Bhutan
Immediate Family:

Son of Jigme Namgyal and Pema Choki
Husband of Rinchen Pelmo; Ngodrup Pemo and Tsuendru Pema Lhamo
Ex-husband of Ludrong Dolma
Father of Unknown first son of Ugyen Wangchuck and Rinchen Pelmo; Unknown second son of Ugyen Wangchuck and Rinchen Pelmo; Unknown third son of Ugyen Wangchuck and Rinchen Pelmo; Sonam Pedron; Chimi Yangzom and 5 others
Brother of Thinley Tobgye and Yeshay Choden

Occupation: King of Bhutan
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About Ugyen Wangchuck, Dragon King of Bhutan

Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug, 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the first Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan) from 1907–1926. In his lifetime he made great efforts to unite the country and gain the trust of the people.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugyen_Wangchuck

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Ugyen Wangchuck, Dragon King of Bhutan's Timeline

1862
June 11, 1862
Wangducholing Palace, Bumthang, Bhutan
1905
1905
Kuenga Rabten Palace, Dragteng Gewog, ཀྲོང་གསར་རྫོང་ཁག་, Bhutan
1911
1911
1914
1914
1917
1917
1926
August 26, 1926
Age 64
Bumthang, Bhutan