Sengge Namgyal (Ladakhi: སེང་གེ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ, Wylie: seng-ge rnam-rgyal, c. 1570–1642) was a 17th-century Namgyal dynasty King of Ladakh, from 1616 to his...
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royal fort on the top of the Namgyal Peak. Tsewang Namgyal (1575–1595) extended his kingdom as far as Nepal. Sengge Namgyal (r. 1616-1642), known as the...
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the city of Leh in Ladakh, India. It was constructed circa 1600 by Sengge Namgyal. The palace was abandoned when Dogra forces took control of Ladakh in...
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uncertain date. The royal palace, known as Leh Palace, was built by King Sengge Namgyal (1612–1642), presumably between the period when the Portuguese Jesuit...
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secular affairs, a policy which exists, in modified form, to this day. Sengge Namgyal, who ruled Ladakh from 1616 to 1623 and 1624 to 1642, was a devotee...
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Situated 45 km from Leh, it was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal. The annual Hemis festival honouring Padmasambhava is held there in...
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1595–1616) Sengge Namgyal (first rule, c. 1616–1623) Norbu Namgyal (c. 1623–1624) Sengge Namgyal (second rule, c. 1624–1642) Deldan Namgyal (c. 1642–1694)...
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succeeded by his son Sengge Namgyal in the year 1616 AD. Jamyang Namgyal was born to and was the eldest son of Tsewang Namgyal who was the king of Ladakh...
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also built in 1655 on the instructions of Deldan Namgyal, in the memory of his late father, Sengge Namgyal, below the first palace. The monastery is noted...
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was founded in 1664 by the Lama Tagsang Raschen and dedicated to King Sengge Namgyal. The monastery has a notable high Padmasambhava statue. It also contains...
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History of Ladakh (section The Namgyal dynasty)
given the hand of a Muslim princess, Gyal Khatun's hand in marriage. Sengge Namgyal (1616–1642), known as the 'lion' king was the son of Jamyang and Gyal...
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this frontier were the highlands of Rupshu and, beyond it, Zanskar. Sengge Namgyal (r. 1616–1642) built the prominent Hanle monastery in association with...
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Ladakh's monasteries, was built under the patronage of the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal (r. c. 1616-1642 CE) with the assistance of the famous Tibetan lama...
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known for the Hemis monastery that was established in 1672 AD by king Sengge Namgyal. The village hosts a colorful festival held in July. It is close to...
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conquests were made by Tashi Namgyal (r. c. 1555 – c. 1575), Tsewang Namgyal I (r. c. 1575 – c. 1595), and Sengge Namgyal (r. 1624–1642). Fisher, Rose...
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efforts were made to restore the destroyed artefacts and gonpas by Sengge Namgyal, the son of Jamyang and Gyal. He expanded the kingdom into Zangskar...
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(r. 1590–1625). Jamyang Namgyal married Ali Mir's daughter Gyal Khatun and got reinstated as the ruler. Their son Sengge Namgyal again rejuvenated Ladakh...
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Indian Himalayas. The palace was constructed circa 1600 by Sengge Namgyal of the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh. Amba Vilas Palace–Mysore Bangalore Palace...
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Wonders". The nine-storey Leh Palace in Leh, Ladakh, India built by King Sengge Namgyal (c. 1570–1642), was a precursor of the Potala Palace. Lhasa Zhol Village...
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Khangchenné 1721–1727 Polhané Sönam Topgyé 1728–1747 Gyurme Namgyal 1747–1750 (son) Sengge 1727–1733 (first) Lianyu 1906–1912 (last) Changkhyim 1907–1920...
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(gSer-khang) is said to have been once covered with gold. It was renovated by Sengge Namgyal, a king of Ladakh in the 16th century. The walls and ceilings are covered...
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which also has a monastery, both having been built by the Ladakhi ruler Sengge Namgyal (r. 1616–1642). At the end of Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal War, the Tibetan troops...
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lineage passed to Sengge Sherap's brother Sengge Rinchen (Wylie: seng ge rin chen, 1258-1313), who was succeeded in turn by his son Sengge Gyelpo (Wylie:...
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Namgyal (r. 1575–1595) and Sengge Namgyal (r. 1616–1642), all the regions of Ngari Khorsum are known to have paid tribute to Ladakh. Sengge Namgyal is...
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century. It was again consolidated as part of Ladakh during the reign of Sengge Namgyal, but was later conquered by Lhasa through the Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal War...
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Ms.A: This manuscript only covers the history up until the reign of Sengge Namgyal (r. 1616–1642).: 171–172 The original manuscript no longer survives...
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Mongols performed a raid from Tibet into Ladakh but were repulsed by king Sengge Namgyal. Due to this there arose some tension between the Tsangpa and Ladakh...
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lineage passed from Gampopa to his own nephew Dagpo Gomtsul. Dagpo Tashi Namgyal (1511-1587) was an important lama in this lineage. Following Gampopa's...
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monastery associated with Taktsang Repa. During the reign of Sengge Namgyal's successor, Deldan Namgyal, Ladakh faced an invasion from Central Tibet under the...
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Buddhist country. He founded Kumbum Monastery, Lithang Monastery, and Namgyal Monastery. The spiritual title was retrospectively given to his two tulku...
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