Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Trongsa

Trongsa is famous because of the great Trongsa Penlop who made & formed Bhutan.he was crowned king on 1907. Before 1907 Bhutan was not at peace. each valley had its own ruler there were many Desis and Penlops who ruled different regions of the country.
   They used to fight for more land and power.

Bhutan did not have a strong and powerful ruler who could stop the fighting. Jigme Namgay  from Kurtoe  region under Lhuentse Dzongkhag, finally came out as the most powerful Penlop. In 1870, he was appointed as Desi. in 1907,  Ugyen Wangchuk the son of Jigme  Namgyel became the first king of Bhutan. finally the people enjoyed happiness under king Ugyen Wangchuk.

King Ugyen Wangchuk was born in 1862.   When he was young he helped his father manage the Dzongkhag and the work.When he was crowned king he made friendship with India.

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