Ugyen Wangchuck

First King of Bhutan

Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug, 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the first Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan) from 1907–1926. In his lifetime he made great efforts to unite the country and gain the trust of the people.

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Ugyen Wangchuck was born on 1862 in Bumthang, Wangduecholing Palace. They were best known as a royal family member. Wangchuck's country of citizenship (nationality) was Bhutanese. They died on Saturday, 7 August 1926 in Bumthang at the age of 64.

You can find people similar to Ugyen Wangchuck by visiting our lists People from Bumthang District and House of Wangchuck.

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Place of birth	Bumthang, Wangduecholing Palace	edit
Date of death	7 August 1926	edit
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Nationality	Bhutanese	edit

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