Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Dechencholing Palace was built in 1953 after the coronation of the third King of Bhutan, "Druk Gyalpo" Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, following the death of his father, "Druk Gyalpo" Jigme Wangchuck, in 1952. The third king's son Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born here on 11 November 1955. Later, one hundred thousand "Raksha Thotreng" rituals were performed at the palace as a beneficial rite for the public enthronement of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck in 1974.