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Sengge Namgyal (''Sen-ge-rnam-rgyal'', c. 1570–1642) was a 17th-century Namgyal dynasty King of
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Sengge Namgyal (''Sen-ge-rnam-rgyal'', c. 1570–1642) was a 17th-century Namgyal dynasty King of Ladakh
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, India
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from 1616 to his death in 1642. A Buddhist
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, he was noted for his immense work in building monasteries, palaces and shrines in Ladakh and is known as the "Lion King".
Biography
Sengge was born to Jamyang Namgyal
Jamyang Namgyal (died 1616) was a 17th-century Namgyal dynasty king (''gyalpo'') of Ladakh, India from 1595 till his death in 1616 AD. He was succeeded by his son Sengge Namgyal in the year 1616 AD.
Biography
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and a Balti mother, Gyal Khatun. He was a devout Buddhist.
In his youth, he showed great martial skill and a flair for command. Talents which got him the command of the army. In 1614, he captured the mining town of Rudok followed by Spurangs, another important gold mining town, in 1615. The plunder and the output from these towns financed the building projects he would later commission as the King. In 1616, on the death of his father, Jamyang Namgyal, he ascended to the throne. He completed the conquests of Kingdom of Ngaris after a brief siege of Guge castle (Tsaparang) in 1619.
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