Gyurmed Namgyal

Gyurmed Namgyal (Sikkimese: འགྱུར་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: 'gyur med rnam rgyal) was the fourth Chogyal (king) of Sikkim. He succeeded Chakdor Namgyal in 1716 and was succeeded by Phuntsog Namgyal II in 1733.^[1]

Gyurmed Namgyal
Chogyal of Sikkim
Reign	1716 – 1733
Predecessor	Chakdor Namgyal
Successor	Phuntsog Namgyal II
Born	1707
Died	1733
Issue	Phuntsog Namgyal II
House	Namgyal dynasty
Father	Chakdor Namgyal
Religion	Buddhism

During his reign, Limbuana rebelled and broke off from Sikkim. During his reign, Sikkim's borders were frequently raided by Bhutanese and Nepalese. Shortly before his death, Gyurmed revealed that a nun at Sangcheolling monastery had borne him a son, who was to be his successor. ^[2]