Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh
Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Gyalpo of Ladakh | |||||||||||
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1460 | –1842|||||||||||
Capital | Leh | ||||||||||
Common languages | Ladakhi, Tibetan | ||||||||||
Religion | Tibetan Buddhism | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1460 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1842 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | India (Ladakh) China Pakistan Nepal |
The Namgyal dynasty was a dynasty whose rulers were the monarchs of the former kingdom of
History
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Founding
According to the
He took the surname Namgyal (meaning victorious) and founded a new dynasty which still survives today. King Tashi Namgyal (1555–1575) managed to repel most Central Asian raiders, and built a royal fort on the top of the Namgyal Peak. Tsewang Namgyal (1575–1595) extended his kingdom as far as Nepal.
He expanded the kingdom into
Downfall
The Namgyal dynasty ended in 1842 after an invasion of Ladakh by the Dogra general Zorawar Singh and its subsequent annexation.[5]
By the beginning of the 19th century, the Mughal empire had collapsed and
List of kings
History of South Asia | |
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(330–323 BC) | |
Maurya Empire | (321–184 BC) |
Seleucid India | (312–303 BC) |
Sangam period | (c. 600 BC – c. 300 AD) |
Pandya Empire | (c. 300 BC – AD 1345) |
Chera Kingdom | (c. 300 BC – AD 1102) |
Chola Empire | (c. 300 BC – AD 1279) |
Pallava Empire | (c. 250 AD – AD 800) |
Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire | (c. 250 BC – c. AD 500) |
Parthian Empire | (247 BC – AD 224) |