Gyurmed Namgyal
4th chogyal of Sikkim
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| Intro | 4th chogyal of Sikkim | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1707 | |
| Death | 1733 (aged 26 years) |
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Gyurmed Namgyal (Sikkimese: འགྱུར་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: 'gyur med rnam rgyal) was the fourth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Chakdor Namgyal in 1717 and was succeeded himself by Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1733.
During his reign Sikkim was attacked by Nepal.