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Thrimzhung Chenmo (Supreme Law) was passed by the National Assembly in 1959. The laws are very organic, coherently interrelated within themselves and to the evolving reality and manifested his vision of law-based society. Along with the promulgation of Thrimzhung Chenmo, a mechanism to implement and enforce laws was needed. Wangchuck decided to open the judiciary, first with the appointment of Thrimpons (judges) in districts, and then finally to the High Court, which was set up in 1968. These administrative and social reforms were prior to any economic modernisation programmes. In 1955, he intensified the conversion of commodity taxes to cash taxes by assessing land for cash taxation. Cash taxes were nominal, but moving from commodity taxes to cash taxes was a radical step at that time. Apart from promulgation of better laws and tax reforms, the
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In the context of Bhutan, there were small groups who were bonded labourers. They would work on the farms of the aristocratic and prominent families. In return, they would receive food, lodging and clothes. As soon as he became the King, labourers who worked on the royal lands were made into tenants
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1969, and the other, Kanglung, in eastern Bhutan in 1968. An
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was formally established in 1963. Furthermore, the entitlements of all officials were converted from commodities to cash and new designations were given. Wangchuck established new
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Scotland and Switzerland from where he drew inspiration to develop Bhutan with suitable adaptations. In 1943, he was appointed Trongsa
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The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan
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The king paid considerable policy attention on preserving
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682:Maharaj Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Maharaja of Bhutan.
1634:The Hero with a Thousand Eyes, A Historical Novel
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354:, Tshering Penjor (1902–1949). Wangchuck married
290:འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ འཇིགས་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་མཆོག་
1528:(2 ed.). Chicago: Serindia Publications.
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1779:"Third Druk Gyalpo honored by Bangladesh"
350:in 1950, upon the death of the 24th Paro
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371:(1896–1953), at the Ugyen Pelri Palace,
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16:Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1952 to 1972
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1886:Yonten Thayge; Kuenga Gyatsho (2003).
1872:. Thimphu: National Library of Bhutan.
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1566:dpal ‘brug zhib ‘jug lte ba (2008).
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1834:Chos 'byung blo gsar rna ba'i rgyan
1610:Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
1591:Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
878:Ancestors of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
849:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
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1881:. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
1845:. Bumthang: Tharpaling Monastery.
21:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (born 1986)
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1405:from the original on 2021-08-06
861:King George VI Coronation Medal
2344:Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
1868:Dasho Phuntsho Wangdi (2007).
341:and then elevated as the 25th
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1506:Tshewang, Lopen Pema (1994).
361:(born 1930), the daughter of
3436:Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
2597:Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan)
1852:sMyos rabs yang gsal me long
1510:. Thimphu: National Library.
533:Political and social reforms
298:jigs med rdo rje dbang phyug
65:30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972
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4054:Kottayan Katankot Venugopal
4039:Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
3456:Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir
3308:Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
3148:P. Prabhakar Kumaramangalam
2972:Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
1859:Dasho Tenzin Dorji (1988).
1850:Dasho Lama Sa-ngag (2005).
544:National Assembly of Bhutan
333:Bishop Cotton School, Simla
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3451:Kotha Satchidananda Murthy
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3198:Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
1854:. Thimphu: KMT Publishers.
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1836:. Thimphu: Tango Drubde.
211:Sonam Chhodron Wangchuck
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1911:Encyclopædia Britannica
1877:Rustomji, Nari (1978).
1832:Rinchen, Gedun (1972).
1431:. Khyentse Foundation.
689:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck,
685:1963–1972: His Majesty
520:Father of modern Bhutan
359:Kesang Choden Wangchuck
227:Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck
215:Dechan Wangmo Wangchuck
4107:Rajagopala Chidambaram
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1976:Jigme Singye Wangchuck
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1657:Royal Court of Justice
1636:. Thimphu: Karma Ura.
1524:Michael, Aris (2005).
669:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
662:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
655:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
613:and Trongsa, in 1971.
219:Jigme Singye Wangchuck
94:Jigme Singye Wangchuck
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2334:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
2277:Kitshab Dorji Namgyel
1114:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
1025:10. Kunzang Thinley,
747:Royal Order of Bhutan
660:Trongsa Dronyer Dasho
567:Culture and education
282:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
223:Pema Lhadon Wangchuck
29:Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
4420:Ashok Sekhar Ganguly
4343:Mary Clubwala Jadhav
4172:Rajendra K. Pachauri
4142:Daulat Singh Kothari
4127:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
4049:M. N. Venkatachaliah
4044:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3874:Jivraj Narayan Mehta
3784:P. B. Gajendragadkar
3714:Madhav Shrihari Aney
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3371:D. P. Chattopadhyaya
3346:V. S. R. Arunachalam
3318:Arun Shridhar Vaidya
3258:Harish Chandra Sarin
3193:A. Ramasamy Mudaliar
3133:Ajudhiya Nath Khosla
3103:Jyotindra Nath Dixit
2947:Hrishikesh Mukherjee
2927:Kelucharan Mohapatra
2872:Yamini Krishnamurthy
2802:Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2782:Hariprasad Chaurasia
2757:M. Balamuralikrishna
2662:Battle of Five Lamas
1895:Mehra, G.N. (1974).
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903:Jigme Namgyal, 10th
745:Grand Master of the
472:Jigme Khesar Namgyel
379:on 27 October 1952.
4415:Ghanshyam Das Birla
4069:Mulayam Singh Yadav
3969:Ravi Narayana Reddy
3929:Nanabhoy Palkhivala
3879:V. K. Krishna Menon
3829:Murli Manohar Joshi
3794:Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
3774:Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
3769:Uma Shankar Dikshit
3719:Parkash Singh Badal
3587:Autar Singh Paintal
3411:Dhondo Keshav Karve
3356:Satyendra Nath Bose
3328:Narinder Nath Vohra
3298:Lallan Prasad Singh
2982:Kaloji Narayana Rao
2932:Raghunath Mohapatra
2867:Ghulam Mustafa Khan
1841:Lopen Nado (1986).
1632:Ura, Karma (1995).
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3562:Jasbir Singh Bajaj
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3213:Bhairab Dutt Pande
3153:Pratap Chandra Lal
3027:M. S. Subbulakshmi
2907:Mallikarjun Mansur
2638:Sonam Topgay Dorji
2632:Jigme Palden Dorji
2575:Historical figures
2436:Zhabdrung Rinpoche
1930:House of Wangchuck
1764:2017-08-03 at the
1681:2015-07-23 at the
1662:2011-04-26 at the
1615:2015-07-23 at the
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