Jigme Namgyal (Bhutan)

Desi Jigme Namgyal of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: jigs med rnam rgyal, 1825–1881) is a forefather of the Wangchuck Dynasty. He served as 48th Druk Desi (Deb Raja, the secular executive) of Bhutan (1870–1873), and held the hereditary post of 10th Penlop of Trongsa. He was called the Black Ruler.

This article is about the historical figure Jigme Namgyal of Bhutan. For the 21st-century Tibetan politician Jigme Namgyal, see Jigme Namgyal. For the heir apparent, see Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck.
Jigme Namgyal
48th Druk Desi of Bhutan
10th Penlop of Trongsa
Genealogy of the Wangchuck Dynasty of Bhutan.
Full name
Desi Jigme Namgyal
Born1825
Lhuntse Dzong
Died1881 (aged 55–56)
Semtokha Dzong, Thimphu valley
Spouse(s)Ashi Pema Choki
IssueDasho Thinley Tobgay
Dasho Ugyen Wangchuck
Ashi Yeshay Choden
FatherDasho Pila Gonpo Wangyal
MotherAshi Sonam Pedzom
Wangchuck
Parent house—
CountryBhutan
Founded17 December 1907 AD
FounderUgyen Wangchuck
Current headJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
TitlesDragon King of Bhutan
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