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 descends from Tsepel Tondup Namgyal, the last ruler of Ladakh, through his mother's paternal lineage. His maternal family ties him to the Kings of Zangla via his maternal grandmother, Princess Yeshes Wangmo, who was the daughter of a King of Zangla.