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An edition of The History of Bhutan (2013)

The History of Bhutan

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By far the most comprehensive and best history of Bhutan in the English language.

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Random House India
Language
English
Pages
663

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Subjects

Bhutan, history, politics, language, Asia, history

People

Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, Pema Lingpa, Ugyen Wangchuk

Places

Bhutan, Drukyul, Thimphu, Bumthang, Punakha, Paro, Tibet, Ralung
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History of Bhutan
2016, Penguin Random House
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The History of Bhutan
2013, Random House India
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Table of Contents

Contents. vi
Preface. xi
THE COUNTRY AND ITS NAMES. 1
THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE. 15
MANY TOUNGES. 51
HISTORY AND PREHISTORY. 63
EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD : EARLY DIFFUSION OF BUDDHISM. 76
EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD : LATER DIFFUSION OF BUDDHISM. 119
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD: THE UNIFICATION OF THE DRAGON COUNTRY. 207
ZHABDRNG'S LEGACY AND THE EARLY MONK RULERS. 255
MULTIPLE INCARNATIONS AND THE RISE OF LAY RULERS. 301
THE RISE OF SOUTHWARD RELATIONS AND INTERNAL STRIFE. 342
CIVIL WARS AND FRONTIER TROUBLES. 394
THE DUAR WAR AND THE BLACK REGENT. 441
THE EMERGENCE OF UGYEN WANGCHUK AND END OF CIVIL WAR. 479
EARLY MODERN PERIOD: THE INRODUCTION OF MONARCHY. 513
THE MODERN PERIOD: THE DRAGON'S NEW JOURNEY. 565
Bibliography. 600
Notes. 613
Index. 636
Acknowledgements. 662

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Published in
Nodia, UP, India

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Library of Congress
DS492 .P48 2013

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Hardcover
Pagination
xvi. 664
Number of pages
663

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OL25427276M
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historyofbhutan0000phun
ISBN 13
9788184003116
LCCN
2013334334
OCLC/WorldCat
841792565

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