Jigme Wangchuck
Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1926 to 1952 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jigme Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: ’jigs med dbang phyug; 1905 – 30 March 1952) was the 2nd Druk Gyalpo or king of Bhutan from 26 August 1926, until his death. He pursued legal and infrastructural reform during his reign. Bhutan continued to maintain almost complete isolation from the outside world during this period; its only foreign relations were with the British Raj in India, under which Bhutan was a protected state. He was succeeded by his son, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
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Jigme Wangchuk | |
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King of Bhutan | |
Reign | 26 August 1926 – 30 March 1952 |
Coronation | 14 March 1927[1] |
Predecessor | Ugyen Wangchuck |
Successor | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck |
Born | 1905 Thinley Rabten Palace |
Died | (1952-03-30)30 March 1952 (aged 46–47) Kuenga Rabten Palace, Dragteng Gewog, Trongsa[2] |
Burial | Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang |
Spouse | 1st consort-Phuntsho Choden 2nd consort-Pema Dechen |
Issue | King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Princess Choki Wangmo Wangchuck Prince Namgyel Wangchuck Princess Deki Yangzom Wangchuck Princess Pema Choden Wangchuck |
House | House of Wangchuck |
Father | Ugyen Wangchuck |
Mother | Tsundue Pema Lhamo |
Religion | Buddhism |
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