-
900 BCE
Ngalong Culture
developed by Tibetan invaders after the defeat of the rule of the Indian Raj -
747 BCE
Sindhu Raja of the Kingdom of Bumthang
converted to Buddhism -
1180
Monastery
founded by Tibetan people named it after the thunder dragon he said inhabited the areas -
1527
Punkha Dzong
was built -
Ngawang Namgyal
became the first to unite Bhutan and established the Drukpa Lineage as the state religion with a Buddhist law code -
Druk Desi
signed a treaty of peace with the EIC ceding land and trade rights -
Area of Assam Duars
EIC annexed the area for an annual fee -
Treaty of Sinchula
Signed by Bhutan that gave more territory to the EIC -
Ugyen Wangchuck
united much of Bhutan under his control with British Assistance -
Ugyen Wangchuck
chosen as hereditary Ruler -
Ugyen Wangchuck
became the hereditary ruler of Bhutan -
Treaty of Punakha
amended to set up Bhutan as a self-governing protectorate -
Foreign policy director
India took of Uk's role as foreign policy director for Bhutan and promised to respect internal sovereignty -
King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
coronated and began reforms -
National Assembly
was established -
Slavery
was abolished in Bhutan -
Chinese annexation
Tibetan Refugees entered the country -
Prime Minister assassination
assassinated by political adversaries -
Attempted assassination of King Wangchuck
took place -
The Cabinet
established for the first time -
Joining the UN
Bhutan began to end almost total exclusion of foreigners -
King Jigme Singye Wangchuck
ascended to the throne -
Foreign Tourism
allowed for the first time -
Enforcing Bhutanese Culture
government began to enforce rules for dress and daily life -
Nepali
was banned in schools -
Nepalese Peoples Protest
for greater rights and more democracy and were attacked, forced thousands to flee to nepal -
Television and Internet
LIMITED television and internet services were first allowed -
discussion of return
Bhutanese and Nepalese discussed the return of 100,000 ethnic nepalese forced out of Bhutan in the preceding decade -
Bombings
believed to be by formerly exiled Nepalese took place during the lead up to the first parliamentary elections -
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
was coronated -
Border Dispute
with china erupted from development of a roadway in territory claimed by Bhutan