-Sikkim is the second least populous state in India, which is a part of the Himalayan mountain range.
-It is located in the northeastern part of the country, from the south, it is surrounded by West Bengal, from Bhutan in the southeast, Nepal in the west and the northeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
-It is a favourite place for tourists because it has beautiful mountains, deep valleys and biodiversity.
-Gangtok is the largest city and capital of Sikkim. It is situated at an altitude of 5500 feet on the hills of Shivalik. The world's third-largest mountain Kanchenjunga can also be seen from Gangtok.
-Sikkim became a part of India in 1975. Sikkim has a political past in which many important events have occurred which are related to tribal rulers, British power and the joining of this state in India.
-Till the Lepchas (17th century) did not gain power in Sikkim, the kingdom was ruled by Mon, Nowong and Chang. The most prominent kingdom here was that of Chogyal.
-In the 1890s, Sikkim became a 'Protectorate State' under British India. 'Protectorate State' means that the security of Sikkim has now passed into the hands of the British. In return, the British also got the right to tax some part.
-This was part of the British policy that established the buffer states (small countries set up in between to protect the two large states from conflict), including Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim.
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