Kingdom Of Bumthang

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Kingdom of Bumthang was one of several small kingdoms within the territory of modern Bhutan before consolidation under Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1616. After initial consolidation, the Bumthang Kingdom became Bumthang Province, one of the nine Provinces of Bhutan. The region was roughly analogous to modern day Bumthang District. The Kingdom of Bumthang is particularly notable among its many contemporary Bhutanese chiefdoms because it was here that Buddhism first took root in Bhutan.