• Toggle the table of contents. Kingdom of Sikkim. ... Location and administrative map of the Kingdom of Sikkim before the annexation of India.
  • The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century. It was ruled by Buddhist priest-kings known as the Chogyal.
  • The Kingdom of Sikkim is a nation located west of the Kingdom of Bhutan, north of the Kingdom of Bengal, south of the Kingdom of Tibet...
  • Time and again, the small kingdom of Sikkim had to defend itself against attacks from Nepal. In 1835, Darjeeling, which had previously belonged to Sikkim, was...
  • Formerly Kingdom of Sikkim, annexed Source: www.pinterest.com. ... Proud to be a Sikkimese Sikkim State The Map of Sikkim Source: sikhim.blogspot.com.
  • Thus Phuntsog Namgyal became the first King of the Kingdom of Sikkim and all the Kirat chiefs agreed to regard him as the supreme ruler.
  • ...Darjeeling to the British East India Company in 1835 did not take place *there* so that Darjeeling remains a part of the Kingdom of Sikkim.
  • This was the first casualty of India's forced annexation of the -- now -- lost Kingdom of Sikkim. ... By 12:45 PM, the Kingdom of Sikkim ceased to exist.
  • As the East India Company gained control over India and Sikkim, they signed a treaty with the Kingdom of Sikkim in 1861.
  • During this time, monarchy existed in Sikkim and the most prominent kingdom was of the Chogyals who were the undisputed rulers of the state.