Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista

Names
	A-ham 'Jig-med d pal-'bar o 'Jig-med rdo-rje 'dgra-'drul

Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista
Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista
The Rt. Hon. Sri Sri Sri Raja
	Former Titular King of Mustang
Reign	1964–2008
Predecessor	Sri Sri Sri Raja Angun Tenzing Trandul bista
Successor	Monarchy Abolished
Born	1930; Lo Manthang, Mustang district, Nepal
Died	December 16, 2016 (aged 86); Kathmandu, Nepal
Spouse	Rani Sahiba Sidol Palbar Bista
Issue	Angun Tenzing (died young)
Names
Names
	A-ham 'Jig-med d pal-'bar o 'Jig-med rdo-rje 'dgra-'drul
House	Lo
Father	Sri Sri Sri Raja Angun Tenzing Trandul bist
Mother	Rani Kelsang Choeden
Religion	Tibetan Buddhism

Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista (Nepali:जिग्मे दोर्जे पलवर विष्ट) (1930-2016) was the unofficial King of Mustang (Tibetan: Lo Gyalpo, Nepalese: Mustang Rājā) between 1964 and 2008, until Monarchy, Semi-Monarchy, Vassals and Titular Kingship were abolished in Nepal. He was descendant in 25th generation of King A-ma-dpal bist (1440–1447), who was founder of the Lo (Lo-Manthang) dynasty. King Amadpal Bista is from the direct lineage of the greatest king of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo.^[1]

Biography

Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista was born in Lo-Manthang Palace in Upper Mustang in the Himalayan Range of Nepal. He was the third son of Colonel H.H. Sri Sri Sri Raja Angun Tenzing Trandul, King of Mustang, by his wife, Kelsang Choeden. He was educated privately at Shigatse, Tibet. He was appointed as the Heir Apparent recognised by the Nepal Government in 1959 A.D. He succeeded as the Head of the Royal House of Lo and to the title of Lo Gyalpo and King of Mustang upon the death of his father in 1964 A.D and elder brother in 1968 A.D. Bista is the title given by King of Nepal which means Distinguished Baron in the Nepali language and not the Nepali family name Bista. He was a member of the Raj Sabha between (1964–1990) and a Lieutenant Colonel of Nepalese Army (1964).

He married a noble lady from Shigatse, Tibet, H.H. Rani Sahiba Sidol Palbar Bista in the 1950s.^[2] He had one son, Angun Tenzin, who died at the age of 8, and he later adopted his nephew, Zingme Singhe Palbar Bista (b. 1957).

Heir

The last heir to the kingdom is his nephew whom resides in the United States, the grandson of Lo Gyalpo. He is married to a Bhutanese princess and they issue two children, a daughter and a son. They are believed to be residing in San Francisco. The last unofficial crown prince has no interest in taking over the kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Nepalese Honours

King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).^{[citation needed]}
King Gyanendra Coronation Medal (4 June 2001).^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Ancestors of Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista

16. Kunga Norbu, Raja of Mustang

8. Sa-dbang dBang-rgyal-nor-bu, Lama of Tsarang

17. bKra-shis bu-khrid

4. Jamyang Pelbar, Raja of Mustang

9. Tshe-mchog sGrol-ma

2. Angun Tenzing Trandul, Raja of Mustang

1. Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista, Raja of Mustang

3. Kelsang Choeden

Bibliography

Paul Raffaele, Il re del Mustang, <Le ultime tribù sulla Terra>, pp. 205–220, fbe edizioni, Trezzano sul Naviglio 2003.

References

^ Raffaele, p. 205
^ Presence and Absence: Mourning a Himalayan King

External links

Media related to Jigme Palbar Bista at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Angun Tenzing Trandul	King of Mustang 1964–2008	Succeeded by Monarchy abolished

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[1] Raffaele, p. 205

[2] Presence and Absence: Mourning a Himalayan King

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