 Topgay, though young at around 21 years of age, thus became the First King Ugyen Wangchuck's closest adviser.Administering from Bhutan House, Sonam Topgay Dorji was also Governor of Haa, directly abutting the estate, between 1917 and 1924.Through his position as trade intermediary, Topgay and the Dorji family amassed wealth reputedly greater than that of the royal family.