Namgyal, a

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an deity, has been a personal name in several countries; see (inter alia):

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Dagpo Tashi Namgyal Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (Dakpo Paṇchen Tashi Namgyel; ) (1511, 1512, or 1513–1587) was a lineage holder of the Dagpo Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also trained in the Sakya (Tibetan Buddhist school), Sakya lineage, and "was renowned a ...

, a 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar of the

Dagpo Kagyu Dagpo Kagyu encompasses the branches of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism that trace their lineage back through Gampopa (1079-1153), who was also known as Dagpo Lhaje () "the Physician from Dagpo" and Nyamed Dakpo Rinpoche "Incomparable P ...

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* Namgyal dynasty (disambiguation) **

Namgyal dynasty of Sikkim The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty, . The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1973, and the constitutional monarch from 1973 to 1975, when ...

, rulers in

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh The Namgyal dynasty was a dynasty whose rulers were the monarchs of the former kingdom of Ladakh that lasted from 1460 to 1842 and were titled the Gyalpo of Ladakh. The Namgyal dynasty succeeded the first dynasty of Maryul and had several conf ...

, rulers in

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...

* Phuntsog Namgyal (disambiguation) **

Phuntsog Namgyal Phuntsog Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''phun tshog rnam rgyal'') (1604–1670) was the first Chogyal (monarch) of Sikkim, now an Indian state. He consecrated in 1642 at the age of 38. Phuntsog was a fifth generation descendant of Khye Bu ...

, first king of Sikkim *

Palden Thondup Namgyal Palden Thondup Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''dpal-ldan don-grub rnam-rgyal''; 23 May 1923 – 29 January 1982) was the 12th and last Chogyal (king) of the Kingdom of Sikkim. Biography Palden thondup Namgyal was born on 23 May 1923 at the ...

, last hereditary ruler of Sikkim, husband of Hope Cooke *

Ngawang Namgyal Ngawang Namgyal (; alternate spellings include ''Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel;'' 1594–1651), known colloquially as ''The Bearded Lama'', was a Tibetan Buddhist Drukpa Kagyu school Rinpoche, and the unifier of Bhutan as a nation-state. He was lat ...

, founder of Bhutan *

Tashi Namgyal Tashi Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''Bkra-shis Rnam-rgyal'') (26 October 1893 – 2 December 1963) was the ruling Chogyal (King) of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963. He was the son of Thutob Namgyal. He was the first independent king of Sikkim. Bio ...

, ruler of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963 *

Thutob Namgyal Thutob Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''mthu-stobs rnam-rgyal'') (1860 – 11 February 1914) was the ruling chogyal (monarch) of Sikkim between 1874 and 1914. Thutob ascended to the throne succeeding his half-brother Sidkeong Namgyal who died i ...

, who transferred Sikkim's capital to Gangtok in 1894 *

Tshudpud Namgyal Tsugphud Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''gtsug phud rnam rgyal'') (1785–1863) was king of Sikkim from 1793 to 1863. He gained independence from Nepal in 1815 and ruled under a British protectorate from 1861. Under his father Tenzing Namgyal ...

, longest-reigning king of Sikkim (from 1793 to 1863); regained independence from Nepal in 1815

Culture

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT) is a Tibetan people, Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal. The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project w ...

Namgyal Monastery Namgyal Monastery () (also often referred to as "Dalai Lama's Temple") is in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. It is the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. Another name for this temple-complex is Namgyal Tantric College. The monastery ...

, any of several Tibetan Buddhist institutions *

Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies incorporates two institutions: (1) the North American Seat of Namgyal Monastery; and (2) a Tibetan Buddhist theological seminary affiliated with it. The two institutions share a dharma center in Itha ...

Namgyal Lhamo Namgyal Lhamo is an internationally acclaimed Tibetan Opera, classical singer and actor. She is based in Utrecht (city), Utrecht, The Netherlands. Early life Starting at the age of eight, Lhamo, recognized by many as a child prodigy, and her si ...

, exponent of Tibetan singing *

Tashi Namgyal Academy Tashi Namgyal Academy (TNA) is a public school in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India. It was founded in 1926 by the late Sir Tashi Namgyal, KCSI, KCIE, the 11th consecrated Ruler of Sikkim. It is an autonomous English-medium, co-educatio ...

in Sikkim

Sports

Namgyal Bhutia Namgyal Bhutia (born 11 August 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC. Career Indian Arrows Bhutia started his professional career with developmental side In ...

, Indian professional footballer

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Namgyal Rinpoche Namgyal Rinpoche, Karma Tenzin Dorje (1931–2003), born Leslie George Dawson in Toronto, Canada, was a Buddhist monk (bhikkhu) ordained in Burma who later became a lama in the Tibetan Kagyu school of Varayana Buddhism. Early life Namgyal Rinpoc ...

, Karma Tenzin Dorje (1931-2003), born Leslie George Dawson, in Toronto, Canada

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