Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (; alternate spellins include ''Zhabdrung'' Ngawang Namgyel) (1594–1651) wis the unifier o Bhutan as a naition state.  In addition tae unifyin the various warrin fiefdoms for first time in the 1630s, he an aa sought tae creaut a distinctly Bhutanese cultural identity, separate frae the Tibetan cultur frae which it wis derived.

Category:1594 births
Category:1651 daiths
Category:Drukpa Kagyu Lamas
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