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I CliRONOLOGICAL LIST OF AHOM AND RULERS I. AND URITISH ADMINISTRATORS !. i List of the Ahom Rulers from 1681 to 1826*

Gadhadhar Singha alias Supatpha 1681 - 1696

Rudra Singha alias Sukhrunpha 1696 - 1714

Siva Singha alias Sutanpha 1714 - 1744

Pramatta Singha alias Sunenpha 1744 - 1751

Rajeswar Singha alias Surampha 1751 - 1769

Lakshmi Singha alias Suneopha 1769 - 1780

Gaurinath Singha alias Suhitphungpha 1780 1795

Kamaleswar Singha alias Suklingpha 1795 - 1810

Chandra Kanta alias Sudinpha 1810 - 1818

Purandar Singha 1818 - 1819

Chandra Kanta Singha 1819 - 1821

Jogeswar Singha 1821 - 1824

British Conquest of 1824 - 1825

Treaty ofYandaboo 24 February, 1826

* Edward Gait, A History ofAssam. _' -~ ~ ·-· I List of Bhutan Rulers*

The Zhabs-drung Thugs-sprul, 'mental incarnations of Zhabs-drung Ngag-dbang rNam­ rgyal1594-? 1651 (the 'Dharma Rajas' of the British Records). 'Jigs-med Grags-pa I 1724 1761 Chos-kyi rGyal-mtshan 1762 - 1788 'Jigs-med Grags-pa II 1791 - 1830 'Jigs-med Nor..:bu 1831 - .1861

'Jigs-med Chos rgyal 1862 - 1904 ' 'Jigs-mcd rDo-1jc 1905 - 1931 The Zhabs-drung gSung-sprul (Phyogs:..las sPrul-sku), 'verbal incarnations' ofZhab-drung Ngag-dbang rNam-rgyal. Phyogs-las rNam-rgyal 1708 - 1736 · Shakya bsTan-'dzin' 1736 - 1780 Ye-shes rGyal-mtshan 1781 - 1830 · 'Jigs-med rDo-rje .1831 - 1850 Ye-shes dNgos-grub 1851 - 1917 'Jigs-med bsTan-'dzin ? ? the rGyal-sPrul-sku, incarnations of 'Jam-dpal rDo-rje (1631-? 1681), son of Zhabs-drung Nagag-dbang rNam-rgyal Kun-dga' rGyal-mtshan 1689 - '1713 (alias Gha-na-pa-ti) 'Jigs-med Nor-bu 1717 - 1735 'Brug-shra rNam-rgyal 1735 - 1762 'Jigs-med rNam-rgyal 1763 - 1795 'Jam-dpal rDo-rje 1798 - 1829 The Bla-ma-pa (Khri-sprul), incarnations of bs Tan-' dzin Rab-rgyas 1638-1696 Mi-pham dBang-po 1709 - 1738

* Cited by Michael Aris, Bhutan : Tlze Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom. 139

'Jigs-med Seng-ge 1742 - 1789

Ngag-dbang 'Jam-dpal rGya-mtsho 1790 - 1820 (alias Tshul-khrims grags-pa)

'Phrin-las rGya-mtsho 1835 - ?

Mi-pham rNam-rgyal ? ?

? ? ?

The Byams-sprul, incarnations Byams-mgon Ngag-dbang rGyal-mthan 1647-1732

Ye-shes rDo-rje 1757 - 1805

'Jam-dbyangs bs Tan-'dzin 1831 - 1855

(alias bDud-'joms rGyal-mtshan) rGyal-mtshan ? ? rGyal-mtsho ? The 'Brug sDe-srid (The 'Deb Rajas' of the British Records).

bs Tan-dzin 'Brug-rgyas 1651 - 1656

bs Tan-'dzin 'Brug-grags 1656 - 1667

Mi- 'gyur br Tan-pa 1667 - 1680

bs Tan- 'dzin Rab-rgyas 1680 - 1695

dGe- 'dun Chos- 'phel 1695 - 1701

Ngag-dbang Tshe-ring 1701 - 1704

dBon dPal- 'byor . 1704 - 1707

'Brug Rab-rgyas 1707 - 1719

· Ngag-dbang rGya-mtsho 1719 - 1729

Mi-pham dBang-po 1720 - 1736

Khu-bo dPal-'byor 1736 - 1739

Naga-dbang rGyal-mtshan 1739 - 1744

Shes-rab d Bang-phyug 1744 - 1763

'Brug Phun-tshogs 1763 - 1765

'Brug bsTan-' Dzin 1765 - 1768

bZhi-dar 1768 - 1773 (;- 140 Kun-dga' Rin-chen 1773 - 1776 'Jigs-med Seng-ge 1776 - 1788 'Brug be Tan-'dzin 1788 - 1792 bKra-shis rNam-rgyal 1792 - 1799 (alias bSod-nams rGyal-mtshan) + dBu-mdzad sKyab-khra-pa

'Brug rNam-rgyal 1799 - 1803 bKra-shis rNam-rgyal (again) 1803 - 1805 Sangs-rgyas bstan- 'dzin 1805 - 1806 d Bu-mdzad sPa-gro-ba+ No.25 1806 - 1808 Bla-ma Chos- grags 1808 - 1809 Khri-sprul Tshul-khrims Grags-pa 1809 - 1810 Thugs-sprul'Jigs-med Grags-pa II 1810 - 1811 phyogs-sprul Ye-shes rGyal-mtshan 1811 - 1815 · Tsha-phug-pa rDo-rje 1815 bSod-nams 'Brug-rgyas 1815 - 1819 bsTan- 'dzin 'Brug-sgyas 1819 1823 Phur-rgyal (alias Chos- kyi rGyal-mtshan) 1823 - 1831 rDo-rje rNam-rgyal 1831 - 1832 'Phrin-las 1832 - 1835 Chos-kyi rGayl-mtshan (again) 1835 - 1838

rDo-rje Nor-bu + No.37 1838 - 1847 bKra-shis rDo-rje 1847 - 1850 d Bang-chen rGyal-po 1850 Thugs sprul'Jigs-med Nor-bu 1850 - ?1852 (ruled from Thim-phu) I Cags-pa Sangs-rgyas 1851 - ?1852 (ruled from sPu-na-kha) Dam-chos IHun-grub 141 (alias Bar-cung-pa) 1852 - ?1856 Kun-dga 'dPal-Idan 1856 - 1861 (alias bSod-nams sPu-na-kha)

+ U-ma-de-ba (alias Shes-rab mThar-phyin)

(ruled from Thim-phu) Don-grub 1861 - 1864 (alias gNag-rdzi Pa-sangs, alias Phun­

tshogs rNam-rgyal) Tshe-dbang Sri-thub 1864 Tshul-khrims Yon-tan 1864 dKar-brgyud dBang-phyug 1864 Tshe-dbang Sri-thub (again) 1864 - 1866 . brTson-' gris Pad-dkar 1866 - ?1870 'Jigs-med rNam-rgyal 1870 1873 BKyid- tshal- pa rDo-rje rNam-rgyal 1873 - 1879 Chos-rgyal bZang-po 1879 - 1882 Bla-ma Tshe-dbang 1882 - 1884

dGa'-ba bZang-po 1884 - 1886 d Byangs-slob Sangs-rgyas rDo-rje 1886 - 1903 Phyogs-sprul Ye-shes dNgos-grub 1903 - 1905 The 'Brug rGyal-po, hereditary kings of Bhutan.

(U gyen Wangchuck) 1907 - 1926 (Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck) 1926 - 1952 List of Agents, Commissioners, Chief Commissioners, Lieutenant-General; Governors*

Agent to the Governor-General, North-East Frontier:

Devid Scott 1823 - 1831

Agents to the Governor-General, North-East Frontier and Commissioner of Rangpur :

Cracroft (Temporary) 1831 - 1831 T.C. Robertson 1832 - 1834

Commissioners and Agents to the Governor-General for Assam and North-East of Rangpur :

Captain Francis Jankins 1834 - 1861 · Col. Henry Hopkinson 1861 - 1874

Chief Commissioners :

R.H. Keatinge 1874 . - 1878 S.C. Bayly 1878 - 1881 C.A. Elliott 1881 1883 W.E. Ward (officiating)

C.A Elliott 1883 - 1885 W.E. Ward (officiating) 1885 1887 D. Fizpatrick 1887 - 1889

* Dr. (Mrs) S.L Barua, A Comprehensive ~ 143 J. Westland J .W. Quinton 1889 - 1891 H. Collett (officiating)

W.E. Ward 1891 - 1894 C.J. Lyall (officiating) W.E. Ward 1894 - 1896 H.J.S. Cotton 1896 - 1900 J .B. Fuller (officiating) H.J.S. Cotton 1900 - 1902

J.B. Fuller 1902 - 1903 C.W. Bolton (officiating) J.B. Fuller 1903 - 1905

Liutenant Governars (East and Assam) :

J.B. Fuller 1905 - 1906

L. Hare 1906 1908 C.S. Baylay (officiating) L. Hare 1908 - 1911 C.S. Baylay 1911 - 1912

Chief Commissioners :

A. Earle 1912 - 1914 P.R.T. Gurdon 1914 A. Earle 1914 - 1918 N.D. Beatson Bell 1918 - 1921 144 Governors:

N.D. Beatson Bell 1921

W.S. Marris 1921 - 1922 J.H. Kerr 1922 - 1925 W.J. Reid (officiating) H.J. Kerr 1925 W.J. Reid (officiating) H.J Kerr 1925 - . 1927

E. Laurie Lucas Hammond - 1927 - 1932 M. Keane 1932 - 1935 A. James Laine (officiating) M. Keane 1935 - 1937 R.N. Reid 1937 - 1938 G.P. Hogg (officiating) R.N. Reid 1938 - 1939 H.J. Twynam (officiating) R-.N. Reid 1939 - 1942 A.C. Clow 1942 - 1946 F.C. Bourne (officiati"ng)

H.F. Knight (officiating)

A.C. Clow 1946 - 1947 Akbar Hydari . 1947 - 1948

R.F. Lodge (officiating) 1948 - 1949

Sri Sriprakash 1949 - 1950