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Raven Crown, The: The Origins Of Buddhist Monarchy In Bhutan, Hardback Book

Raven Crown, The: The Origins Of Buddhist Monarchy In Bhutan Hardback

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The hereditary monarchy of the Wangchuk dynasty was established in 1907 in the independent Himalayan state of Bhutan, thus introducing one of the world's most recent experiments in kingship.

The new order quickly replaced a theocracy founded in the seventeenth century by the first of the Dharma Rajas', a lineage of reincarnating lamas known by the title of Shabdrung.

The first king of the new dynasty, Ugyen Wangchuk (1862-1926), was a charismatic figure who came to power against a turbulent background of incessant and complex feuding.

He adopted as the unique symbol of his'

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  • Pages:160 pages, 1 Illustrations, unspecified
  • Publisher:Serindia Publications, Inc
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  • ISBN:9781932476217
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  • Format:Hardback
  • Pages:160 pages, 1 Illustrations, unspecified
  • Publisher:Serindia Publications, Inc
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  • ISBN:9781932476217