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    The history of Bhutan / Karma Phuntsho.

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    • Title:The history of Bhutan / Karma Phuntsho.
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    • Author/Creator:Phuntsho, Karma, 1968- author.
    • Published/Created:London : Haus Publishing, 2013.

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Bhutan--History.
    • Description:xv, 661 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
    • Notes:Published in India by Random House, 2013.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781908323583 (hbk.)
      1908323582 (hbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Country and Its Names
      Mon
      Lhomonkhazhi
      -the Mon of four approaches
      Menjong
      -the medicinal country
      Country bestrewn with Tsanden
      Drukyul
      -the Land of the Thunder Dragon
      Bhutan
      -a British legacy
      Land and Its People
      Subtropical Lowlands
      Temperate Midlands
      Alpine Highlands
      People
      Many Tongues
      Central Bodish group
      Dzongkha
      Chocha Ngacha/Tsamangpikha
      Jyokha of Merak and Sakteng
      Jyokha of Dur
      Lakha language
      Bokay or Tibetan
      East Bodish group
      Bumthangkha
      Khengkha
      Kurtop
      Ngenkha
      Chalibikha
      Dzalakha
      Dakpakha
      Monkha/Olekha
      Other Bodic languages
      Tshangla
      Lhopikha
      Gongdukpikha
      Lepcha
      Limbu, Rai, Tamang, Sherpa, etc.
      Kurux
      Indo-European languages
      Nepali
      Hindi
      English
      History and Prehistory
      In the presence of the past
      Prehistoric Period
      Early Historic Period: Early Diffusion of Buddhism
      Songtsen Gampo and the two temples
      Padmasambhava and the two kings
      refugees
      Early Historic Period: Later Diffusion of Buddhism
      dung lineages
      Ura dung
      Ngang dung
      Dung/dung reng
      religious lines
      Bon religion
      Lhapa Kagyu school
      Drukpa Kagyu school
      Nyingma school
      Tertons in rough chronological order
      Pema Lingpa and other local Bhutanese tertons
      Lhomon Kathogpa
      Chagzampa tradition
      Nenyingpa
      Barawa of Kagyu school
      Sakyapa
      Shingtapa of Gelug school
      Kamtshang of Kagyu school
      Drigung of Kagyu school
      Other prominent religious visitors
      Indian visitors
      sketch of society and polity
      Medieval Period: The Unification of The Dragon Country
      historical conditions
      Zhabdrung's dispute in Tibet
      Zhabdrung arrives in Bhutan
      Portuguese guests
      Zhabdrung's first dzong and the second Tibetan invasion
      Palace of Great Bliss and the third Tibetan invasion
      Dalai Lama's rule and Zhabdrung's victory
      Gaden Phodrang's second defeat and Zhabdrung's celebrations
      Zhabdrung's retreat and expansion of the state
      Zhabdrung's Legacy and The Early Monk Rulers
      Zhabdrung's legacy of a religious state
      Sustaining Zhabdrung's legacy
      pressing question of succession
      beginning of internal strife
      alternate line of succession
      Overture to Ladakh and disclosure of the `open secret'
      Multiple Incarnations and The Rise of Lay Rulers
      Shaman of Wang and the rise of the first lay ruler
      proliferation of incarnations and the fall of Bearded Desi
      Two incarnate brothers and the last Tibetan invasion
      Mipham Wangpo's escape and the continuation of Bonbji rule
      glorious days of Sherab Wangchuk
      Rise of Southward Relations and Internal Strife
      Zhidar and Bhutan's affairs with Cooch Behar
      opportunistic EIC
      Bogle and the first British Mission to Bhutan
      reign of Jigme Sengay and more white men
      Factional fighting and the imbroglio of incarnations
      clash of incarnations and the first pressure from the east
      Bhutan's stake in British expansion
      Death, destruction and reappearance
      Civil Wars and Frontier Troubles
      First clash with the British in the east
      fear of the unknown and the Pemberton mission
      Chakpa Sangay's rebellion and an unaccomplished mission
      Two capitals, two rulers and oaths of reconciliation
      loss of the luminaries and re-ignition of strife
      fate of Jigme Norbu and the fall of Chakpa Sangay
      incessant conflicts
      rise of Jigme Namgyal
      Duar War and The Black Regent
      Continued frontier outrages
      humiliation of Ashley Eden
      Duar War
      Resumption of civil war
      Emergence of Ugyen Wangchuk and End of Civil War
      Rise of Ugyen Wangchuk
      Bhutan's last internal strife and the battle of Changlingmethang
      Ugyen Wangchuk as king-maker and mediator
      final years of a religious republic
      Early Modern Period: The Introduction of Monarchy
      sociopolitical setting
      King is crowned
      King Ugyen Wangchuk's deeds and devotion
      reign of Jigme Wangchuk
      weight of the golden yoke
      Securing the sovereignty
      Modern Period: The Dragon's New Journey
      Decentralization, democracy and dasho aspirants
      Security, sovereignty and the dragon's wrath
      Socioeconomic development and cultural transformations
      dragon's tryst with happiness.
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