Lhachen Bhagan

Lhachen Bhagan was a Basgo king who united Ladakh in 1470 by overthrowing the king of Leh. He took on the surname Namgyal (meaning victorious) and founded the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.

Founding of the Namgyal dynasty

According to the Ladakh Chronicles, Bhagan was the son of Bhara in the kingdom of Maryul. Bhagan was described as warlike, and established the Namgyal dynasty in 1460 after he formed an alliance with the people of Leh and dethroned the Maryul king Blo-gros-mc-og-ldan and his brothers drun-pa A-li and Slab-bstan-dar-rgyas.[1]^:25,171

References

Petech, Luciano (1977). The Kingdom of Ladakh, c. 950–1842 A.D. (PDF). Instituto Italiano Per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente – via academia.edu.

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[Petech-1] Petech, Luciano (1977). The Kingdom of Ladakh, c. 950–1842 A.D. (PDF). Instituto Italiano Per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente – via academia.edu.

Rulers of Ladakh
Ancient	Lhachen Dpalgyimgon Lhachen Gyalpo Lhachen Utpala Lhachen Naglug
Namgyal Dynasty	Lhachen Bhagan Lhachen Lhadban Namygal Jamyang Namgyal Sengge Namgyal Delegs Namgyal Tsewang Namgyal Nima Namgyal Krashis Namgyal Tashi Namgyal