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Leh Palace, also known as Lachen Palkar Palace, [1] is a former royal palace overlooking the city of Leh in Ladakh, India. [2] It was constructed circa 1600 AD by Sengge Namgyal . [ 2 ] The palace was abandoned when Dogra forces took control of Ladakh in the mid-19th century and forced the royal family to move to Stok Palace .
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Leh city seen from Namgyal Tsemo Monastery and Leh Palace. The old town of Leh was added to the World Monuments Fund's list of 100 most endangered sites due to increased rainfall, due to climate change among other reasons. [19] Neglect and changing settlement patterns in the old town have also threatened the long-term preservation of the site. [20]
The Leh Palace, built by Sengge Namgyal. Sengge Namgyal (Ladakhi: སེང་གེ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ, Wylie: seng-ge rnam-rgyal, c. 1570–1642) was a 17th-century king of the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh, from 1616 to his death in 1642.
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