Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Dragon King of Bhutan
Picture of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck at Paro International Airport
Dragon King of Bhutan
Reign30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972
Coronation27 October 1952[1]
PredecessorJigme Wangchuck
SuccessorJigme Singye Wangchuck
Born(1928-05-02)2 May 1928
Thruepang Palace, Trongsa
Died21 July 1972(1972-07-21) (aged 44)
Nairobi, Kenya
Burial
Cremated at Kurjey Lhakhang 27°37′N 90°42′E / 27.617°N 90.700°E / 27.617; 90.700
SpouseAshi Kesang Choden
IssueSonam Chhodron Wangchuck
Dechan Wangmo Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Pema Lhadon Wangchuck
Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck
HouseWangchuck
FatherJigme Wangchuck
MotherAshi Phuntsho Choden
ReligionBuddhism

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ འཇིགས་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་མཆོག་, Wylie: jigs med rdo rje dbang phyug; 2 May 1928[2][3] – 21 July 1972) was the 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan.[4]

He began to open Bhutan to the outside world, began modernization, and took the first step towards democratization.

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  2. ^ "Patron Kings Part XI: King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan". Khyentse Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "Holidays Around the World: Bhutan Third King's Death". Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ "WANGCHUCK DYNASTY. 100 Years of Enlightened Monarchy in Bhutan. Lham Dorji". Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2017-05-01.

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