Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck, who was born in 1862, took over for his father Jigme Namgyel as the Penlop (Governor) of Trongsa after his father passed away. Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck was the first person to hold this position. He maintained his power base in Central Bhutan and eventually unified Bhutan by vanquishing his political adversaries during a time of civil wars and rebellions that occurred in the early 1880s. He helped…