second capital of the former kingdom of Sikkim – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:03:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg second capital of the former kingdom of Sikkim – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Rabdentse, the second capital of the former kingdom of Sikkim https://ranasafvi.com/rabdentse-the-second-capital-of-the-former-kingdom-of-sikkim/ https://ranasafvi.com/rabdentse-the-second-capital-of-the-former-kingdom-of-sikkim/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:03:49 +0000 http://ranasafvi.com/rabdentse-the-second-capital-of-the-former-kingdom-of-sikkim/ A steep uphill climb through chestnut trees and moss with humorous ASI boards to encourage us Rabdentse was worth the effort

Rabdentse was the second capital of the former kingdom of Sikkim from 1670 to 1814. The capital city was destroyed by the invadingGurkha army and only the ruins of the palace and the chortens are seen here now. However, the ruins of this city are seen close to Pellingand in West Sikkim district in the Northeastern Indian state of present day Sikkim;

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