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Dzongpen (Dzongkha: རྗོང་དཔོན་; Wylie: rjong-dpon; also
spelled "Dzongpon," "Dzongpön," "Jongpen," "Jongpon," "Jongpön") is a
Dzongkha term
roughly translated...
- also hold
honored positions, two
monks known as Nyetsangs, and two
other Dzongpen. The man is the head of the
family and he is the one who
makes all decisions...
- 1924
British Mount Everest expedition:
Mallory is
highlighted beside Edward F.
Norton to his left and
Geoffrey Bruce far right, at the
Dzongpen's Shekar....
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Provinces of
Bhutan were
historical regions of
Bhutan headed by
penlops and
dzongpens (both
translated as "governor").
Provincial lords gained power as the...
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History of
Bhutan Government Druk Desi (list) Dual
system of
government Dzongpens Penlops (Penlop of Trongsa)
Zhabdrung Rinpoche The
Tshogdu Kingdoms Bumthang...
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History of
Bhutan Government Druk Desi (list) Dual
system of
government Dzongpens Penlops (Penlop of Trongsa)
Zhabdrung Rinpoche The
Tshogdu Kingdoms Bumthang...
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governors at eight.
While some
lords were penlops,
others held the
title Dzongpen (Dzongkha: རྗོང་དཔོན་; Wylie: rjong-dpon; also "Jongpen," "Dzongpön"),...
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History of
Bhutan Government Druk Desi (list) Dual
system of
government Dzongpens Penlops (Penlop of Trongsa)
Zhabdrung Rinpoche The
Tshogdu Kingdoms Bumthang...
- to Paro. In 1885,
Ugyen Wangchuck intervened in a
conflict between the
Dzongpens of
Punakha and Thimphu,
sacking both
sides and
seizing Simtokha Dzong...
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History of
Bhutan Government Druk Desi (list) Dual
system of
government Dzongpens Penlops (Penlop of Trongsa)
Zhabdrung Rinpoche The
Tshogdu Kingdoms Bumthang...
