Editing Sikkim (section)

=== Foundation of the monarchy ===
{{Main|Kingdom of Sikkim}}
[[File:Flag of Sikkim (1967-1975).svg|thumb|left|[[Flag of Sikkim]] during its independent monarchy.]]

According to legend, [[Khye Bumsa]], a 14th-century prince from the [[Minyak]] House in [[Kham]] in eastern [[Tibet]], received a [[divine revelation]] instructing him to travel south to seek his fortunes. A fifth-generation descendant of Khye Bumsa, [[Phuntsog Namgyal]], became the founder of Sikkim's monarchy in 1642, when he was consecrated as the first [[Chogyal]], or priest-king, of Sikkim by the three venerated [[lama]]s at [[Yuksom]].<ref>{{Cite book | title = Central Asia | year = 2005 | publisher = Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar. v. 41, no. 2 | pages = 50–53 }}</ref>
Phuntsog Namgyal was succeeded in 1670 by his son, [[Tensung Namgyal]], who moved the capital from Yuksom to [[Rabdentse]] (near modern [[Pelling]]). In 1700, Sikkim was invaded by the [[Bhutan]]ese with the help of the half-sister of the Chogyal, who had been denied the throne. The Bhutanese were driven away by the [[Tibetan people]], who restored the throne to the [[Chogyal]] ten years later. Between 1717 and 1733, the kingdom faced many raids by the Nepalese in the west and Bhutanese in the east, culminating with the destruction of the capital [[Rabdentse]] by the Nepalese.<ref name="StrategicSikkim1985">{{Cite book | title = Strategic Sikkim | last = Singh | first = O. P. | year = 1985 | publisher = Stosius/Advent Books | isbn = 978-0-86590-802-4 | page = 42 }}</ref> In 1791, [[China]] sent troops to support Sikkim and defend [[Tibet]] against the [[Gorkha Kingdom]]. Following the subsequent defeat of Gorkha, the Chinese [[Qing dynasty]] established control over Sikkim.<ref>Singh, O. P. p. 43</ref>