Bhutan: Heads of State: 1705-1907 Ruling Family: rGya; the term normally used by foreigners for Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che is Dharmarājā. rGyal-tshab 1705 - 1712 rGyal-sras sPrul-sku Ngag-dbang Kun-dga' rGyal-mtshan (x) Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che 1712 - 1730 Zhabs-drung Ngag-dbang Phyogs-las rNam-rgyal [1] rGyal-tshab 1730 - ? rGyal-sras sPrul-sku 'Jigs-med Nor-bu [2] ? - 1736 Khri Rin-po-che Mi-phan dBang-po [2] 1736 - 1746 rGyal-sras sPrul-sku 'Brug-sgra rNam-rgyal [2] Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che 1746 - 1761 Zhabs-drung Ngag-dbang 'Jigs-med Grags-pa (I) [3] rGyal-tshab 1761 - 1762 Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul Ngag-dbang Shākya bsTan-'dzin (x) Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che 1762 - 1788 Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul Ngag-dbang Chos-kyi rGyal-mtshan rGyal-tshab 1788 - 1791 Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul Ngag-dbang Ye-shes rGyal-mtshan Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che 1791 - 1830 Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul Ngag-dbang 'Jigs-med Grags-pa (II) rGyal-tshab 1831 - 1831 Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul Ngag-dbang 'Jigs-med rDo-rje Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che 1831 - 1861 Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul Ngag-dbang 'Jigs-med Nor-bu rGyal-tshab 1861 - 1862 Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul Phyogs-sprul Mi-pham Ye-shes dNgos-grub Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che 1862 - 1904 Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul Ngag-dbang 'Jigs-med Chos-rgyal rGyal-tshab 1904 - 17 Dec 1907 Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul Phyogs-sprul Mi-pham Ye-shes dNgos-grub (x) [4] [1] From 1759 regarded retrospectively as Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul. [2] Zhabs-drung Rin-po-che (in dissidence) 1730-1746 Zhabs-drung Ngag-dbang Shākya bsTan-'dzin (from 1759 regarded retrospectively as Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul) [3] From 1759 regarded retrospectively as Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul. [4] Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul Ngag-dbang 'Jigs-med rDo-rje (born 1905) was not enthroned. Last updated on: 29 Dec 2009 21:00:00
