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Sikkim
SIKKIM- History
The documented history of Sikkim
begins with 1642 A.D. Prior to this, the Lepchas – original inhabitants of
Sikkim primarly lived a village life with local chieftains and did not
keep any written history. The year 1642 witnessed the consecration of
Phuntsog Namgyal as the Chogyal (King) - a temporal and religious head. He
relocated his capital to Yuksam, in West Sikkim, and established a
centralized government. Buddhism flourished in Sikkim during his reign.
Phuntsog Namgyal was succeeded by his son Tensung Namgyal in 1670 A.D. who
moved his capital to Rabdentse. During the rule of 12th King Chogyal
Thondup Namgyal, the people of Sikkim witnessed a revolution resulting in
the overthrow of Chogyal and democratic merger with India.
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