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The hereditary monarchy of the Wangchuck dynasty in the independent Eastern Himalayan country of Bhutan was established in 1907. The first king of the Wangchuck dynasty, Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck (1862–1926), was a charismatic figure who came to power against a turbulent background of incessant and complex feuding in that chaotic warrior state.
The arts and crafts of Bhutan that represents the exclusive "spirit and identity of the Himalayan kingdom" is defined as the art of Zorig Chosum, which means the “thirteen arts and crafts of Bhutan”; the thirteen crafts are carpentry, painting, paper making, blacksmithery, weaving, sculpting and many other crafts.
Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong under the command of His Majesty, the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third hereditary Monarch of Bhutan. [1] The necessary infrastructure was created to house some of the finest specimens of Bhutanese art, including masterpieces of bronze statues and paintings ...
The Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan) is the head of state and the symbol of unity of the kingdom and of the people of Bhutan. The Constitution establishes the " Chhoe-sid-nyi " (dual system of religion and politics) of Bhutan as unified in the person of the king, who, as a Buddhist , is the upholder of the Chhoe-sid (religion and politics; temporal ...
1st of November is celebrated in Bhutan as Coronation Day. These brand-new photos of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s family are totally frame-worthy. The Bhutanese royals recently shared a ...
English: King Ugyen Wangchuck and his councillors — in Punakha, the old capital of Bhutan, in 1905. Ugyen Wangchuck was the first King of Bhutan, from 1907 to 1926. Front Row: Son of Thimbu Jongpen, Punakha Jongpen, Thimbu Jongpen, Tongsa Penlop, Zung Donyer [dronyer], Deb Zimpon, and elder son of Thimbu Jongpen.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck [a] (born 21 February 1980) is King of Bhutan.His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan.