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Dorji Namgyal ནམྒྱལདོརྗི
Zhabrung ཞབས་དྲུང
Dorji Namgyal in traditional attire, in exile in Euclea
Zhabrung of Duran
Reign	13th May 1876 - 2nd August 1882
Predecessor	Rinchen Namgyal
Successor	Lhamo Namgyal
Regent	Gyatso Lama
Zhabrung of Duran
Reign	8th August 1935 - 12th October 1935
Predecessor	Lhamo Namgyal
Successor	Kalsang Jigme Namgyal
Born	(1861-09-07)7 September 1861 Chenpodrang
Died	12 October 1935(1935-10-12) (aged 74) Chenpodrang
Burial	Cremated at Tsachen Monastery
Wives	Amrita Namgyal Pema Namgyal Tashi Namgyal
Issue	Kalsang Jigme Namgyal Others
Dynasty	Namgyal
Father	Rinchen Namgyal

Dorji Namgyal (Namkha: ནམྒྱལདོརྗི Namgyal Dorji) was the Zhabrung of Duran from the 13^th of May 1876 to the 2^nd of August 1882, before his deposition in a palace coup in favour of his sister Lhamo Namgyal, who was favoured by the Heavenly Shangean Empire. Living in exile at first in Ajahadya between 1882 and 1900, and then in EUCLEAN STATES until 1935, he claimed to represent the rightful government of Duran and lobbied foreign powers to intervene to back his claim. He would return to power after the signing of the Treaty of Keisi in 1935, but died on the 12^th of October 1935, just months after reclaiming his crown.

Dorji inherited the Lotus Throne at the age of 15, following his father's unexpected death in 1876, and for the first year of his rule was overseen by a regent, the Pönchen Gyatso Lama. A nationalist, Dorji defended traditional Duranian culture and governance during his reign. This set him at odds with the Shangean merchant class, who desired a reformist leader who would protect their interests. In 1882, the Snow Petal Society of Shangean elites backed a palace coup, allegedly at the behest of the Xiyong Emperor himself, which removed Dorji from power in favour of his younger sister Lhamo, who was herself educated in Baiqiao. Forced to flee the country with a small group of loyal retainers and as much wealth as he could take, Dorji moved first to Ajahadya where he would unsuccessfully petition the Raja for military support. Realising the Raja was aligned with the Heavenly Shangean Empire, Dorji fled towards Euclea. For the next 30 years, Dorji became a notable figure in Euclean courts and high society as he attempted to gain support for his cause. While he gained little concrete aid, the romanticism attached with the "Exiled Southron King" as he was called gained him audiences and the Euclean Society for Duranian Independence formed.

The outbreak of the Great War would prove a windfall for Dorji. Where his cause had before been a source of Australist fancy, it was now viewed as a potential tool against Entente-aligned Shangea. Correspondance between Dorji and Grand Alliance leaders intensified, and Dorji's supporters in Occupied Duran began to cause unrest in the kingdom. Though this was not significant militarily, it was enough to grant Dorji's return to power as a provision of the Treaty of Keisi. Dorji returned home following the signing of the treaty, but was by now an old man. He died just two months after returning to Duran, where he was cremated at the traditional royal monastery. He was succeeded by his son, Kalsang Jigme Namgyal, who oversaw the crucial postwar period in Duran.