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Ugyen Wangchuck

1862 - 1926

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Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the founder and first king of Bhutan, reigning from 17 December 1907 until his death in 1926. In his lifetime, he made efforts to unite the fledgling country and gain the trust of the people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ugyen Wangchuck is the 4,484th most popular politician (up from 5,603rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Bhutan (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bhutanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ugyen Wangchuck ranks 4,484 out of 19,576. Before him are Malcolm I of Scotland, Aristobulus IV, Mohammed Badie, Heng Samrin, Eric XI of Sweden, and Publius Licinius Crassus. After him are John George, Elector of Brandenburg, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Švitrigaila, Baruch ben Neriah, John Atta Mills, and John Balliol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Ugyen Wangchuck ranks 32. Before him are Prince Henry of Prussia, Daniel Swarovski, Aurel Stein, Edith Wharton, Mori Ōgai, and Gustav Ritter von Kahr. After him are Loie Fuller, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, Henry McMahon, Victor, Prince Napoléon, and Mary Kingsley. Among people deceased in 1926, Ugyen Wangchuck ranks 30. Before him are Viktor Vasnetsov, Karl Harrer, Constantin Fehrenbach, William Bateson, John Louis Emil Dreyer, and Mikao Usui. After him are Friedrich von Wieser, Knut Wicksell, Ellen Key, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Victor, Prince Napoléon, and Alphonse Borrelly.

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In Bhutan

Among people born in Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck ranks 2 out of 17. Before him are Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955). After him are Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), Jigme Wangchuck (1905), Jigme Thinley (1952), Tshering Tobgay (1965), Jetsun Pema (1990), Lotay Tshering (1969), Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (1961), Sangay Ngedup (1953), Kunzang Choden (1952), and Khandu Wangchuk (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bhutan

Among politicians born in Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck ranks 2. Before him are Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955). After him are Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), Jigme Wangchuck (1905), Jigme Thinley (1952), Tshering Tobgay (1965), Lotay Tshering (1969), Sangay Ngedup (1953), and Khandu Wangchuk (1950).

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