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Bhutan was first united in the 17th century, during the reign of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1652); the same period saw a great blossoming of folk music and dance. . Religious music is usually chanted, and its lyrics and dance often reenact namtars, spiritual biographies of saints, and feature distinctive masks and cos
The Bhutanese monarchy was established on 17 December 1907, unifying the country under the control of the Wangchuck dynasty, hereditary penlops (governors) of Trongsa Province. The King of Bhutan , formally known as the Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), also occupies the office of Druk Desi under the " Dual System of Government ".
Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. The reigning monarch is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The current Prime Minister of Bhutan is Tshering Tobgay, leader of the People's Democratic Party. Bhutan's democratic transition in 2008 is seen as an evolution of its social contract with the monarchy since 1907 ...
A memorial of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche has been built on the site of his cremation in Paro, Bhutan, by his son Dungse Garab Rinpoche. Since Thinley Norbu's death in 2011, Kunzang Gatshal has been guided by the students of White Lotus School, his sons Garab Dorje Rinpoche and Jampal Dorje Rinpoche, and other family members.
Thinley Dorji (born 1995), Bhutanese international footballer; Thinley Dorji (archer), Bhutanese Olympic archer; Thinley Norbu (1931–2011), modern teacher in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and patron of the Vajrayana Foundation; Alak Jigme Thinley Lhundup Rinpoche (1938–2012), Tibetan Tulku, former speaker of the Tibetan ...
A number of the dances can be traced directly back to Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal himself, the founder of Bhutan, and have been passed down essentially unchanged since the mid-17th century. Prior to dawn on the final day of the tsechu a huge tapestry, or thongdrel , is unfurled in the courtyard of the dzong for several hours.
Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie: 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las) (born 9 September 1952) [1] is a Bhutanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Bhutan for three nonconsecutive terms, from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013.
Ngawang Jamphel (born 1992), Bhutanese footballer Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910–2009), Tibetan senior official with various military and political responsibilities Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga (born 1945), the 41st Sakya Trizin, the throne holder of the Sakya Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism 1952–2017