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Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 11 November 1955 [12] to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck. [13] The political officer of India stationed in Sikkim , along with a representative of the Sikkimese government came to offer felicitations to the royal parents.
Jigme Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: ’jigs med dbang phyug; 1905 – 30 March 1952) was the (Dzongkha འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་གཉིས་པ) 2nd Druk Gyalpo or king of Bhutan from 26 August 1926, until his death. He pursued legal and infrastructural reform during his reign.
The Order of Ojaswi Rajanya has one grade: Member. The order consists of the Sovereign (Parama-Ojaswi-Rajanya), Grand Master (Ati-Ojaswi-Rajanya), and ordinary members (Ojaswi-Rajanya). Conferred on members of the Nepalese and foreign royal families and foreign heads of state. [citation needed]
In 1870, amid the continuing civil wars, Penlop Jigme Namgyal of Trongsa ascended to the office of Druk Desi. In 1879, he appointed his 17-year-old son Ugyen Wangchuck as Penlop of Paro. Jigme Namgyal reigned through his death 1881, punctuated by periods of retirement during which he retained effective control of the country. [12]
The Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (r. 1952–1972) ascended the throne at the age of 23, having been educated in England and India. During the reign of the Third King, Bhutan began further political and legal reforms and started to open to the outside world. [ 7 ]
Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 11 November 1955 [12] to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck. [13] The political officer of India stationed in Sikkim , along with a representative of the Sikkimese government came to offer felicitations to the royal parents.
Among the Third King's most basic democratic reforms was the abolition of slavery in Bhutan in 1958. [7] Under the reign of H.M Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutan further endeavored simultaneously to foster foreign ties and to develop its own infrastructure under five year plans. The Fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck (r.
Lingkana Palace is the residence of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.The palace grounds are adjacent to the Tashichho Dzong in the capital city of Thimphu. [1]It was here that the Queen consort Jetsun Pema gave birth to a son on 5 February 2016, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. [2]