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The British Empire leaves India, and direct political by the British ends. Bhutan remains relatively isolated from international affairs. [15] 1949: 8 August: India and Bhutan sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, which provided that India would not interfere in Bhutan's internal affairs but that Bhutan would be guided by India in its ...
Modern Bhutanese culture derives from ancient culture. This culture affected the early growth of this country. Dzongkha and Sharchop, the principal Bhutanese languages, are closely related to Tibetan, and Bhutanese monks read and write the ancient variant of the Tibetan language, known as chhokey. The Bhutanese are physically similar to the ...
A staple of Bhutanese cuisine is Bhutanese red rice, which is like brown rice in texture, but has a nutty taste. It is the only variety of rice that grows at high altitudes . Other staples include buckwheat and increasingly maize .
Monyul is thought to have existed between AD 100 and AD 600. The names Lhomon Tsendenjong (southern Mon sandalwood country) and Lhomon Khashi (southern Mon country of four approaches), found in ancient Bhutanese and Tibetan chronicles, may also have credence and have been used by some Bhutanese scholars when referring to their homeland.
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The Bhutan Cultural Atlas (འབྲུག་གི་ལམ་སྲོལ་ས་ཁྲ།) is a web based cultural mapping initiative sponsored by the Royal University of Bhutan - College of Language and Culture Studies, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection Alliance (OCHSPA, France), aimed at helping to preserve Bhutan's intangible and ...
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Pages in category "Bhutanese history timelines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...