Ethnic situation in gangtok

Ethnic groups in Sikkim include Nepalese immigrants (accounting for 75% of the population), Bhutias, Leibucha (also known as Sikkim) and other ethnic groups. Leibucha people are the earliest inhabitants of Sikkim, belonging to the yellow race. Before the 8th century, they lived on the southern slopes of the Himalayas. The Bodhiya people came from Kangba, Tibet. In the 17th century, they established the first kingdom of Sikkim, the Na Mougard Dynasty, and became the ruler of Sikkim. Sikkim once became a part of Greater China as a vassal country. Nepalese were introduced to the south of Sikkim in the 19th century for colonial needs when Sikkim became a British colony.