Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wangchuck, Jigme
Parallel form(s) of name
འཇིགས་མེད་དབང་ཕྱུག
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Jigme Wangchuck
H.H. Sir Jigme Wangchuck K.C.I.E.
Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck
Maharaja of Bhutan
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Description area
Dates of existence
1905-1952
History
Was the second Druk Gyalpo (King) of Bhutan from 26 August 1926 until his death on 30 March 1952.
Places
Bhutan
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Wangchuck, Pema Dechen (1918-1991)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
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Description of relationship
spouse
Related entity
Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck (1911-2003)
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Category of relationship
family
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Description of relationship
spouse
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Wangchuck, Jigme Dorji (2 May 1928 - 21 July 1972)
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Category of relationship
family
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Description of relationship
Father-son
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Sonam Tobgye Dorji (1896-1953)
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Category of relationship
associative
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Description of relationship
served in Bhutan's government between 1917 and 1952 in the Royal Government under the First and Second Kings of Bhutan
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Trinley
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Category of relationship
associative
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Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Head of State
Note
Druk Gyalpo (see also: H.H. Maharaja, King)
Monarch
Note
Druk Gyalpo (see also: H.H. Maharaja, King)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created: L. Paterson
Revised: 14 Aug 2026, C. Kemnitz
Language(s)
Dzongkha
English
Script(s)
Latin
Tibetan
Sources
Photograph: Jigme Wangchuck (taken 10 April 1926) http://www.royalark.net/Bhutan/bhutan3.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19038349