Kingdom of Sikkim

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The Kingdom of Sikkim was a former Himalayan monarchy in what is now northeastern India, historically ruled by the Chogyal dynasty and known for its Tibetan Buddhist culture and strategic location between Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Sikkim canonical 8
Sikkimese monarchy 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan kingdom ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ
annexationEvent Indian annexation of Sikkim ⓘ
annexationYear 1975 ⓘ
annexedBy Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
associatedMountain Kangchenjunga ⓘ
borderedBy India ⓘ
Kingdom of Bhutan ⓘ
linked to: Bhutan

Kingdom of Nepal ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
capital Gangtok ⓘ
commonName Sikkim ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
conventionalLongName Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
country Sikkim ⓘ
culturalInfluence Himalayan Buddhist traditions ⓘ
Tibetan culture ⓘ
currency Indian rupee (in later years as protectorate) ⓘ
demonym Sikkimese ⓘ
established 1642 ⓘ
establishedAs Buddhist monarchy ⓘ
event coronation of Phuntsog Namgyal at Yuksom in 1642 ⓘ
firstMonarch Phuntsog Namgyal ⓘ
formerCapital Yuksom ⓘ
founder Phuntsog Namgyal ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Chogyal of Sikkim ⓘ
joinedIndiaAs 22nd state of India ⓘ
language Lepcha ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ
Sikkimese ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ
lastMonarch Palden Thondup Namgyal ⓘ
laterCapital Gangtok ⓘ
Rabdentse ⓘ
Tumlong ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Bhutia ⓘ
Lepcha ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ
monarchyAbolished 1975 ⓘ
officialReligion Buddhism ⓘ
presentLocation India ⓘ
state of Sikkim ⓘ
linked to: Sikkim
protectorateOf British India ⓘ
protectorateStatusStart 1861 ⓘ
referendum 1975 Sikkim referendum on abolition of monarchy ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
rulingDynasty Namgyal dynasty ⓘ
rulingTitle Chogyal ⓘ
sacredMountain Kangchenjunga ⓘ
statusAfter1947 protectorate of India ⓘ
strategicLocation between Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and India ⓘ
subregion South Asia ⓘ
succeededBy State of Sikkim ⓘ
suzerainty British Empire ⓘ
treaty Anglo-Sikkimese Treaty of 1861 ⓘ
Treaty of Tumlong ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kalimpong → historicalAssociation → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Sikkim → formerStatus → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Enchey Monastery → associatedWith → Sikkimese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sikkim
Kingdom of Sikkim → conventionalLongName → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Phuntsog Namgyal → country → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Phuntsog Namgyal → founderOf → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Phuntsog Namgyal → founderOf → Sikkimese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sikkim
Phuntsog Namgyal → countryOfDeath → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Norbugang Coronation Throne → foundingEventOf → Kingdom of Sikkim ⓘ
Norbugang Coronation Throne → culturalContext → Sikkimese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sikkim