Phuntsog Namgyal II ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ') was the fifth Chogyal (king) of

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Silig ...

. He succeeded

Gyurmed Namgyal Gyurmed Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: gyur med rnam rgyal'') was the fourth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Chakdor Namgyal in 1717 and was succeeded himself by Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1733. During his reign Sikkim was attacked by Nep ...

in 1733 and was succeeded himself by

Tenzing Namgyal Tenzing Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''bstan 'dzin rnam rgyal'') was the sixth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1780 and was succeeded himself by Tsugphud Namgyal in 1793. During his reign Chogyal fled to Tibet ...

in 1780.Sikkim: Past and Present edited by H. G. Joshi
/ref> During his reign the

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

ese raided

Rabdentse Rabdentse was the second capital of the former Kingdom of Sikkim from 1670 to 1814. The capital city was destroyed by the invading Gurkha army and only the ruins of the palace and the chortens are seen here now. However, the ruins of this city a ...

, the then capital of Sikkim.

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History of Sikkim
{{India-royal-stub 1733 births 1780 deaths Monarchs of Sikkim