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LEGEND OF SIKKIM

Legend has it that the Buddhist saint Guru Rinpoche visited

Sikkim in the 9th century, introduced Buddhism.Indeed, the

Namgyal dynasty was established in 1642. Over the next 150

years, the kingdom witnessed frequent raids and territorial

losses to Nepalese invaders. It allied itself with theBritish

rulers of India, but was soon annexed by

T hem. Later, Sikkim became a British protectorate, before

merging with India following a referendum in 1975.