Chakdor Namgyal
Chakdor Namgyal (Sikkimese: ཕྱག་དོར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: phyag dor rnam rgyal) was the third Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Tensung Namgyal in 1700 and was succeeded himself by Gyurmed Namgyal in 1717.[1]
| Chakdor Namgyal | |
|---|---|
| Chogyal of Sikkim | |
| Reign | 1700 – 1717 |
| Predecessor | Tensung Namgyal |
| Successor | Gyurmed Namgyal |
| Born | 1686 |
| Died | 1717 |
| Issue | Gyurmed Namgyal |
| House | Namgyal dynasty |
| Father | Tensung Namgyal |
| Mother | Debasam-serpa |
| Religion | Buddhism |
His half-sister Pende Ongmu tried to dethrone Chakdor, who fled to Lhasa, but was reinstated as king with the help of Tibetans.
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