Tensung Namgyal

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Tensung Namgyal (1644-1700) was the second chogyal (monarch) of Sikkim. He succeeded his father Phuntsog Namgyal in 1670. He moved the capital from Yuksom to Rabdentse near Geyzing in 1670. He had three wives and was succeeded by his son Chakdor Namgyal, borne by his second wife in 1700.[1]

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  1. ^ Alex McKay (1998). Pilgrimage in Tibet. Routledge. ISBN 0700709924.