SIKKM BEFORE 1975
1941:This was the first capital of Sikkim, where according to the historical records, the first Chogyal of the Kingdom of Sikkim was consecrated in the 1641 AD by ...
1642 : In 1642, the fifth generation descendant of Khye Bumsa, Phuntsog Namgyal, was consecrated as the first Chogyal (king) of Sikkim by the three venerated Lamas who ...
1670:Phuntsog Namgyal was succeeded in 1670 by his son, Tensung Namgyal, who moved the capital from Yuksom to Rabdentse. In 1700, Sikkim was invaded by the Bhutanese ...
1700:In 1700, Sikkim was invaded by the Bhutanese with the help of the half-sister of the Chogyal, who had been denied the throne.
1701: Above the town is the Dubdu Monastery, built in 1701. Before walking here from Yuksom, you should find a monk to let you know if it will be closed.
1705:118 kms (via Rabongla) from Gangtok, Founded during the reign of Chador Namgyal the third Chogyal in 1705 and perched at a height of 2085 mts, it is the second ...
1716: .. man of medicine and caused Chador Namgyal's death by way of blood letting from a main artery while the king was holidaying at Ralang hot water spring in 1716.
1717: His son Gurmed Namgyal succeeded him in 1717. Gurmed's reign saw many skirmishes between the Nepalese and Sikkimese. Phunstok Namgyal, the illegitimate child of ...
1721:The Phensang Monastery, under the Nyingmapa Buddhist Order, was built in 1721 during the time of Jigme Pawo. It was gutted by fire in 1947 and rebuilt in 1948 ...
1730:A fifteen minute walk downhill from Dharma Chakra Center takes one to the old Rumtek monastery which was originally built in 1730 by the ninth Karmapa but was ...
1733:Phunstok Namgyal, the illegitimate child of Gurmed, succeeded his father in 1733. His reign was tumultuous and faced with attacks by the Bhutanese and the ...
1740:It is a fairly recent structure, although the original Gompa here was founded in 1740. After the 16th Karmapa fled from Tibet and before he established himself ...
1780:The Chogyal was forced to flee to Lhasa where he died in 1780. Tshudpud Namgyal, his son returned to Sikkim in 1793 to reclaim the throne.
1788:They were routed in 1788 and the Chogyal and his band of followers forced to flee into Tibet. A joint Bhutanese-Tibetan force assisted the Chogyal to ...
1793:Tenzing Namgyal died in Lhasa and his son Tsudphud Namgyal was sent to Sikkim in 1793 to succeed him as the monarch. Rabdantse was now, considered too insecure ...
1814:War between Nepal and British India broke out in 1814 and came to an end in 1816 with the defeat of the Nepalis and the subsequent signing of the Treaty of ...
1816:There they remained until the defeat of Nepal by the forces of the HEIC in 1816 resulted in the restoration of some of the lost territories.
1817: first came under British influence in 1817, though it remained an independent buffer between British India and Tibet.
1835: ... leading to a punitive British expedition against the Himalayan kingdom, after which the Darjeeling district and Morang were annexed to India in 1835.
1849:In 1849 the British resumed the whole of the plains (Tarai) and the outer hills, as punishment for repeated insults and injuries.
1861:Further British interference in the affairs of this area lead to the declaration of a protectorate over Sikkim in 1861 and delineation of its borders.
1889: A British resident was appointed to Sikkim in 1889, but he proved singularly unable to maintain good relations with the ruler or his government.
1890:Long isolated from the outside world, Sikkim was settled by Tibetans in the 16th century and became a British protectorate in 1890.
1892:Maharaja Thutob Namgyal refused to co-operate and fled to his private estates in Tibet in 1892. After heavy pressure on the Tibetan authorities he was induced ...
1895:He was allowed to return to Sikkim as undisputed ruler in 1895. Thereafter, British intervention in Sikkim's internal affairs was close to nil.
1901:The first regular census of Sikkim, in 1901, returned the population at 59014, showing an apparent increase of nearly twofold in the decade.
1945:The Do-Drul Chorten or Stupa was built by the Venerable Trulshi Rimpoche, head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism in 1945.
1947:In 1947, a popular vote rejected Sikkim's joining the Indian Union and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru agreed to a special protectorate status for Sikkim.
1948: It was gutted by fire in 1947 and rebuilt in 1948 through the efforts of the lamas. The annual festival of Chaam is performed on the 29th and 29th days of the ...
1950:In 1950, three years after India attained independence from Britain, a treaty was signed between Sikkim and India that made Sikkim an Indian protectorate.
1957:The Directorate of Handloom and Handicrafts was established in the year 1957 with the sole purpose of promoting and preserving the fine ethnic arts and crafts ...
1958:It was established in 1958 and built in traditional style. This unique institute promotes research into Mahayana Buddhism and the language and traditions of ...
1959:China -which took over Tibet in 1959 and has always regarded Sikkim as part of Tibet -disputed the Indian decision and called it "annexation".
1962:The two countries went to war in 1962 over the merger and Sikkim, among other areas in India's eastern sector, has been the centre of a dispute
1967: The extraction of ore was started in around 1967 and is still continuing as Rangpo Mining. The minerals mined are Copper} Lead and Zinc. The ore is treated to make concentrates ...
1974: India prepared a constitution for Sikkim that was approved by its national assembly in year 1974. In a 1975 special referendum, more than 97 percent of the ...
1975: .. administrative problems and the public's sentiment for union with India, a referendum was held in 1975 in which the people of Sikkim chose union with India.
April 26, 1975:This was ratified by the 38th amendment to the Indian Constitution (making Sikkim its 22nd state) on 26 April 1975. Unlike the Tibet issue which never dies, ...
May 15, 1975: ... more than 97 percent of the electorate voted for the merger of Sikkim with India. Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union on May 15, 1975
May 16, 1975: Established · 16 May 1975 · Legislature (seats), Unicameral (32).
