He is the great-great-great-great-grandson of Tsepel Tondup Namgyal, last independent ruler of Ladakh on his mother's paternal side. He is related to Kings of Zangla on his mother's maternal side since his maternal grandmother, Princess Yeshes Wangmo was the daughter of King of Zangla.
He is a descendant of Tsepel Tondup Namgyal, the last independent ruler of Ladakh on his mother's paternal side. He is related to Kings of Zangla on his mother's maternal side due to his maternal grandmother, Princess Yeshes Wangmo, being the daughter of King of Zangla.