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Ashi Pema Dechen
Ashi Pema Dechen Wangchuck
Pema Dechen
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Wife of the 2nd King of Bhutan, Druk Gyalpo (King) Jigme Wangchuck. Co-Druk Gyaltsuen (queen) with her older sister, 1st consort, Ashi Phuntsho Choden.
Daughter of Chumed Zhalgno, Dasho Jamyang (of the Tamzhing Choji family – also known as the Myo family -) and Yeshay Choden, sister of the first Druk Gyalpo (King) of Bhutan, Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck.
Married in 1932, at 14 years old. Had 4 children with Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck: Druk Gyalsem(Princess) Choki Wangmo Wangchuck (b.1937), Druk Gyalsey (Prince) Namgyel Wangchuck (b. 1943), Druk Gyalsem(Princess) Deki Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1946), Druk Gyalsem(Princess) Pema Choden Wangchuck (b. 1949)
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Ashi = Princess/Her Royal Highness (can also mean "Miss," literally means "Lady")
maharani = wife of the maharaja
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co-Queen Consort
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Created: 20 August 2026, C. Kemnitz
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Latin