Phuntsog Namgyal II

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title: Phuntsog Namgyal II
text: Phuntsog Namgyal II was the fifth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Gyurmed Namgyal in 1733 and was succeeded himself by Tenzing Namgyal in 1780. Early in his reign, a powerful Bhutia minister named Tamding attempted to overthrow the Chogyal, declaring himself king in opposition in 1738. For three years, a civil war raged between supporters of the Chogyal and supporters of Tamding before the pretender was defeated, but unrest continued in the kingdom. Tibet dispatched Rabden Sharpa as a reg
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