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Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 11 November 1955. [ 3 ] to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck . [ 4 ] The political officer of India stationed in Sikkim and the representative of the Sikkimese government came soon after to offer felicitations to the royal parents and to pay ...
Wangchuk or Wangchuck is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Daja Wangchuk Meston (born 1970), author and Tibet activist; Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (born 1955), one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Dechencholing Palace was built in 1953 after the coronation of the third King of Bhutan, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, following the death of his father, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck, in 1952. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The third king's son Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born here on 11 November 1955. [ 8 ]
The Bhutanese monarchy was established on 17 December 1907, unifying the country under the control of the Wangchuck dynasty, hereditary penlops (governors) of Trongsa Province. The King of Bhutan , formally known as the Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), also occupies the office of Druk Desi under the " Dual System of Government ".
Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (born 6 October 1985) is a prince of Bhutan. He is the son of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck .
Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Dzongkha: རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་མོ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: Rdo-rje Dbang-mo Dbang-phyug; born 10 June 1955) is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan, and first wife of former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who is married to four sisters all of whom were entitled to be called queen.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park is the most centrally located among the national parks of Bhutan. Covering over an area of 1730 km 2 , it forms a contiguous belt linking Royal Manas National Park in the south to the temperate and alpine vegetation in the north.
Tshering Yangdon (born 21 June 1959) is the third wife of the former Bhutanese king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck.She is the current Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan, as she is the mother of the current Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. [1]