Butan tarixi - History of Bhutan

Ning ko'rinishi Tashichoedzong, Timfu. 17-asr qal'asi -monastir shaharning shimoliy chekkasida joylashgan Butan hukumati 1952 yildan beri.

Butan Dastlabki tarixga chuqur kirib borgan mifologiya va qorong'i bo'lib qoladi. Ba'zi tuzilmalar mintaqa miloddan avvalgi 2000 yilda joylashtirilganiga dalolat beradi. Afsonaga ko'ra, uni Kush-Bexar shohi Sangaldip 7 atrofida boshqarganth miloddan avvalgi asr,[1] lekin kiritilishidan oldin ko'p narsa ma'lum emas Tibet buddizmi 9-dath asr, tartibsizlik boshlanganda Tibet ko'pchilikni majbur qildi rohiblar Butanga qochmoq. 12 dath asr, Drukpa Kagyupa maktab tashkil topgan va bugungi kunda Butanda buddizmning hukmron shakli bo'lib qolmoqda. Mamlakatning siyosiy tarixi uning diniy tarixi va turli xil monastir maktablari va monastirlari o'rtasidagi munosabatlar bilan chambarchas bog'liq.[2]

Butan - bu butun tarixi davomida mustaqil bo'lgan, hech qachon g'olib bo'lmagan, bosib olmagan yoki tashqi kuch tomonidan boshqarilmagan (vaqti-vaqti bilan nominal irmoqlik maqomiga qaramay). Garchi uning ostida bo'lganligi haqida taxminlar mavjud bo'lsa-da Kamarupa qirolligi yoki Tibet imperiyasi 7-9 asrlarda aniq dalillar etishmayapti. Tarixiy yozuvlar aniq bo'lgan paytdan boshlab Butan o'z suverenitetini doimiy va muvaffaqiyatli himoya qilib keladi.[3]

Butan konsolidatsiyasi 1616 yilda sodir bo'lgan Ngavanag Namgyal, a lama deb nomlanuvchi g'arbiy Tibetdan Zhabdrung Rinpoche, Tibetning uchta bosqinchiligini mag'lubiyatga uchratdi, raqib diniy maktablarni o'ziga bo'ysundirdi Tsa Yig, murakkab va keng qamrovli qonunlar tizimi va o'zini cherkov va fuqaro ma'murlari tizimi ustidan hukmdor sifatida ko'rsatdi. Uning o'limidan so'ng, ichki urushlar va fuqarolar urushi keyingi 200 yil ichida Jabdrung kuchini yo'qqa chiqardi. 1885 yilda Ugyen Vangchak hokimiyatni birlashtira oldi va bilan yaqin aloqalarni rivojlantira boshladi Inglizlar subkontinentda.[2]

1907 yilda Ugyen Wangchuck Butanning merosxo'r hukmdori etib saylandi, 1907 yil 17-dekabrda toj kiyib, davlat rahbari Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King ). 1910 yilda qirol Ugyen va inglizlar Punaxa shartnomasi bunda Britaniya Hindiston Butan ichki ishlariga aralashmasa, agar mamlakat tashqi aloqalarida tashqi maslahatlarni qabul qilsa. Ugyen Wangchuck 1926 yilda vafot etganida, uning o'g'li Jigme Vangchak hukmdoriga aylandi va 1947 yilda Hindiston mustaqillikka erishgach, yangi Hindiston hukumati Butanni mustaqil mamlakat sifatida tan oldi. 1949 yilda Hindiston va Butan Tinchlik va Do'stlik Shartnomasini imzoladilar, bu shartnoma Hindiston Butanning ichki ishlariga aralashmasligini, balki uning tashqi siyosatiga rahbarlik qilishini ta'minladi. 1952 yilda uning o'g'li muvaffaqiyatga erishdi Jigme Dorji Vangchak, Butan asta-sekin o'zining izolyatsiyasidan chiqa boshladi va rejalashtirilgan rivojlanish dasturini boshladi. The Butan milliy assambleyasi, Butan qirollik armiyasi, va Qirollik adliya sudi yangi qonun kodeksi bilan birgalikda tashkil etildi.[2] Butan a'zosi bo'ldi Birlashgan Millatlar 1971 yilda.

1972 yilda, Jigme Singye Vangchak 16 yoshida taxtga o'tirdi. U zamonaviy ta'lim, boshqaruvni markazsizlashtirish, gidroelektr energetikasi va turizmni rivojlantirish va qishloqdagi obodonlashtirishni ta'kidladi. U, ehtimol, xalqaro miqyosda o'zining rivojlanish falsafasi bilan mashhur bo'lgan "yalpi milliy baxt "" Rivojlanish uchun juda ko'p o'lchovlar borligini va faqat iqtisodiy maqsadlar etarli emasligini tan oladi. Butanning o'tib ketayotgan demokratlashtirish jarayonidan mamnun bo'lib, u yangi konstitutsiyaning e'lon qilinishini kutishdan ko'ra, 2006 yil dekabrida taxtdan voz kechdi. Uning o'g'li, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Vangchak taxtdan voz kechganidan keyin Shoh bo'ldi.[2]

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Neolitik topilgan vositalar Butan odamlar Himoloy mintaqasida kamida 11000 yil yashaganligini ko'rsatmoqda.[shubhali ] Butan va Janubiy Osiyoning unga tutashgan Himoloy hududlarining eng qadimgi aholisi Hind vodiysi tsivilizatsiyasi.[iqtibos kerak ]

600-1600 yillarda kelib chiqishi va erta joylashishi

Holati Lhomon (so'zma-so'z, janubiy zulmat) yoki Monyul (qorong'i er, ma'lumotnoma Monpa lardan biri Tibet-Burman Butan xalqi), ehtimol Tibetning bir qismi buddistlik ta'limotidan tashqarida bo'lgan. Monyul milodiy 100 va milodiy 600 yillar orasida bo'lgan deb o'ylashadi. Ismlar Lhomon Tsendenjong (janubiy Mon sandal daraxti mamlakati) va Lhomon Xashi Qadimgi Butan va Tibet xronikalarida topilgan (to'rtta yondashuvdan iborat janubiy Mon mamlakati) ham ishonchga ega bo'lishi mumkin va ba'zi Butanshunos olimlar o'z vatanlariga murojaat qilganlarida foydalanganlar. Ning o'zgarishi Sanskritcha Bhota-ant (Bhot oxiri) yoki Bhu-uttan (tog 'degan ma'noni anglatadi) so'zlari tarixchilar tomonidan 19-asrning oxirida chet ellarda keng tarqalgan bo'lib foydalaniladigan Butan ismining kelib chiqishi deb taxmin qilingan va Butan tilida faqat ingliz tilida ishlatilgan. rasmiy yozishmalar. XVII asrdan buyon mamlakatning an'anaviy nomi Drukyul - mamlakat Drukpa, Dragon xalqi yoki momaqaldiroq ajdarlari mamlakati, bu mamlakatda hukmron bo'lgan buddizm mazhabiga ishora.[4]

Ba'zi olimlarning fikriga ko'ra, dastlabki tarixiy davrda aholisi shiddatli tog 'aborigenlari - Monpa edi, ular na Tibet va na Mo'g'ul keyinchalik shimoliy Butanni bosib olgan zaxiralar. Monyul aholisi tabiatga sig'inishni va yaxshi va yovuz ruhlarning mavjudligini ta'kidlaydigan shamanistik dinni tutdilar. Ushbu davrning keyingi qismida, qudratli Monyul podshosi zamonaviy mintaqalarni bo'ysundirib, Duarlar deb nomlanuvchi janubiy hududga bostirib kirganligi haqidagi tarixiy rivoyatlar. Assam, G'arbiy Bengal va Bihar Hindistonda.[4]

Buddizmning kelishi

Buddizm birinchi marta Butanga 7-asrda kirib kelgan. Tibet qiroli Songtsän Gampo[5] (627–49 yillarda hukmronlik qilgan) buddizmni qabul qilgan, ikki budda ibodatxonasini qurishni buyurgan. Bumthang Butan markazida va Kyichuda (yaqinida) Paro ) ichida Paro vodiysi.[6] Buddizm jiddiy targ'ib qilingan[5] 746 yilda[7] podshoh Sindxu Raja ostida (shuningdek Künjom;[8] Sendha Gyab; Chaxar Gyalpo), surgun qilingan Hind Bumthangda Chaxar Gutho saroyida hukumat o'rnatgan qirol.[9]:35 [10]:13

Buddizm o'rnini egalladi, ammo yo'q qildi Bon VI asr oxiriga qadar Tibetda ham keng tarqalgan diniy amaliyotlar. Buning o'rniga buddizm Bon va uning dindorlarini o'ziga singdirdi. Mamlakat ko'plab serhosil vodiylarda rivojlanib borar ekan, buddizm etuk bo'lib, birlashtiruvchi elementga aylandi. Butanning yozib olingan tarixini boshlagan buddaviy adabiyot va xronikalar edi.[11]

747 yilda buddist avliyo, Padmasambxava (Butan sifatida tanilgan Guru Rimpoche va ba'zan Ikkinchi Budda deb ham yuritiladi), Butanga ko'plab mahalliy shohlardan birining taklifiga binoan Hindistondan kelgan. Xabarlarga ko'ra sakkizta jinlar sinfini bo'ysundirib, qirolni qabul qilganidan so'ng, Guru Rimpoche Tibetga yo'l oldi. Tibetdan qaytgach, u Paro vodiysida yangi monastirlar qurilishini nazorat qildi va bosh qarorgohini Bumthang. An'anaga ko'ra, u asos solgan Nyingmapa mazhab - "eski tariqat" yoki "Red Hat firqasi" nomi bilan ham tanilgan Mahayana buddizmi, bir muncha vaqt Butanning hukmron diniga aylandi. Guru Rimpoche buni ochib bergan milliy homiysi sifatida buyuk tarixiy va diniy rol o'ynaydi tantralar - Butanga tabiiy energiyaga sadoqat shakllarini tavsiflovchi qo'llanmalar. Guru istiqomat qilgandan so'ng, hindlarning ta'siri vaqtincha rol o'ynadi, tobora ko'payib borayotgan Tibet migratsiyasi yangi madaniy va diniy hissa qo'shdi.[11]

Bu davrda markaziy hukumat yo'q edi. Buning o'rniga 9-asrning boshlarida kichik mustaqil monarxiyalar rivojlana boshladi. Ularning har biri deb (qirol) tomonidan boshqarilgan, ularning ba'zilari ilohiy kelib chiqishini da'vo qilgan. The Bumtang qirolligi ushbu kichik tashkilotlar orasida eng ko'zga ko'ringan kishi edi. Shu bilan birga, Tibet buddist rohiblari (lam in.) Dzongxa, Butanning rasmiy milliy tili) Butanda o'z dinlari va madaniyati bilan mustahkam o'rnashgan va Tibet-Mo'g'ul qo'shma harbiy ekspeditsiyalari a'zolari serhosil vodiylarga joylashdilar. XI asrga kelib Butanning barchasi Tibet-Mo'g'ul harbiy kuchlari tomonidan bosib olindi.[11][12]

Dinlararo raqobat

X asrga kelib Butan siyosiy rivojlanishiga uning diniy tarixi katta ta'sir ko'rsatdi. Bir davrdan keyin Buddizm inqirozga uchragan Tibet XI asrda bir qator subektlar o'rtasida nizo paydo bo'ldi. The Mo'g'ul Tibet va Butan hukmdorlari XIV asrda o'zlarining siyosiy tanazzullariga qadar subkatlarning ketma-ketligini homiylik qildilar. O'sha vaqtga kelib Gelugpa yoki Sariq Shlyapa maktabi Tibetdagi anarxiya davridan so'ng Butanga turli xil kichik qarama-qarshi mazhablarning ko'plab rohiblarining parvoziga olib kelgan kuchli kuchga aylandi. Ushbu rohiblar orasida Lxapa ning pastki qismi Kargyupa strategik jihatdan qurilgan dzongning kiritilishi bilan bog'liq bo'lgan maktab. Garchi Lxapa subektiga 12-asrda boshqa bir Kargyupa subektsiyasi muvaffaqiyatli qarshi chiqqan bo'lsa-da Drukpa - Tibet rohib tomonidan boshqarilgan Phajo Drugom Shigpo, XVII asrgacha prozelitizmni davom ettirdi. Drukpa Butan bo'ylab tarqaldi va oxir-oqibat diniy amaliyotning ustun shakliga aylandi. 12-asrdan 17-asrga qadar ikkala Kargyupa subkatlari o'zlarining dzongidan bir-biri bilan bahslashdilar, chunki Ningmapa buddizmining qadimgi shakli tutilib qoldi.[13]

Teokratik hukumat, 1616–1907

1616–51 yillarda Tibet bosqinlarini birlashtirish va mag'lub etish

XVII asrda Italiya xaritasi katta "Barantola yoki Butan qirolligi" Nepal bilan chegaradosh va Tibet, shuningdek, ajablanarli, Yunnan, Sichuan, va Tangutlar qirolligi

17-asrda a teokratik hukumat mustaqil Tibet siyosiy ta'sir o'rnatildi va zamonaviy Butan paydo bo'ldi. Teokratik hukumatni chet eldan kelgan Drukpa rohib, Ngavan Namgyal, Butanga 1616 yilda Gelugpa subektsiyasining hukmronligidan ozod bo'lishni istab kelgan Dalay Lama (Okean Lama) Lxasada. Raqib subektlar rahbarlari va Tibet bosqinchilari ustidan bir qator g'alabalardan so'ng, Ngavan Namgyal "Jabdrung" (G'arb manbalarida Dharma Raja) nomini oldi va Butanning vaqtinchalik va ma'naviy etakchisiga aylandi. Butanning birinchi buyuk tarixiy siymosi hisoblangan, u Butanning qudratli oilalari rahbarlarini Drukyul deb nomlangan erga birlashtirgan. U qonun kodeksini e'lon qildi va qabul qilinmaydigan dzong tarmog'ini barpo etdi, bu tizim mahalliy lordlarni markazlashtirilgan nazorat ostiga olishga yordam berdi va mamlakatni Tibet bosqiniga qarshi mustahkamladi. Ko'plab dzonglar 20-asrning oxirida mavjud edi.[14]

Tibet bilan birinchi urush paytida, v. 1627, Portugal Iezuitlar Estêvão Cacella va João Kabral Butetga Tibetga yo'l olgan Butanga tashrif buyurgan birinchi Evropaliklar edi. Ular Ngavan Namgyal bilan uchrashishdi, unga qurol berishdi, porox va a teleskop va unga Tibetga qarshi urushda o'z xizmatlarini taklif qildi, ammo Jabdrung bu taklifni rad etdi.[14] Sakkiz oyga yaqin turgandan so'ng, Cacella tomonidan katta xat yozildi Chagri monastiri sayohat haqida xabar berish. Bu Jabdrungning noyob hisoboti.[15]

Tibet qo'shinlari Butanga 1629 yilda, 1631 yilda va yana 1639 yilda Ngavan Namgyalning mashhurligini juda keng tarqalguncha kamaytirishga umid qilib bostirib kirishdi. 1634 yilda Ngavan Namgyal mag'lubiyatga uchradi Karma Tenkyong armiyasi Beshta Lamaning jangi. Bosqinlar barbod bo'ldi va Drukpa subtekti Butanning g'arbiy va markaziy qismida kuchli mavqega ega bo'lib, Ngavan Namgyalni ustun qilib qo'ydi. U to'plagan kuchni hisobga olgan holda Butanga xayrixohlik missiyalari yuborildi Cooch Behar Duarsda (hozirgi G'arbiy Bengalning shimoliy-sharqiy qismida), g'arbda Nepal va Ladax g'arbiy Tibetda. Ladax hukmdori hattoki podshohligidagi bir qator qishloqlarni Ngavan Namgyalga bergan.

Ammo Butanning muammolari tugamadi. 1643 yilda Mo'g'ul-Tibet qo'shma kuchlari Butanga qochib ketgan Nyingmapa qochoqlarini yo'q qilishga intildi, Sikkim va Nepal. Mo'g'ullar 16-asrning 30-yillarida Tibetda diniy va fuqarolik hokimiyatini o'z qo'liga olgan va o'zlariga asos solishgan Gelugpa davlat dini sifatida. Butanlik Ngavan Namgyalning raqiblari mo'g'ullar kirib kelishini rag'batlantirdilar, ammo Butan janubidagi nam pasttekisliklarda mo'g'ullar kuchlari osonlikcha mag'lubiyatga uchradi. 1647 yilda yana bir Tibet bosqini ham muvaffaqiyatsiz tugadi.[14]

Davomida Ngavan Namgyal qoida, ma'muriyat, saylangan bosh bilan davlat monastiri organini o'z ichiga oladi Je Khenpo (lord abbot) va boshchiligidagi teokratik fuqarolik hukumati Druk Desi (Butan regenti, G'arb manbalarida Deb Raja nomi bilan ham tanilgan). Druk Desi rohib yoki uning a'zosi bo'lgan ilohiylik - XIX asrga kelib, odatda ikkinchisi; u dastlab monastirlar kengashi va keyinchalik Davlat kengashi tomonidan uch yillik muddatga saylangan (Lenji Tshokdu ). Davlat kengashi markaziy ma'muriy organ bo'lib, uning tarkibiga mintaqaviy hukmdorlar, Jabdrung xonalari va Druk Desi. Vaqt o'tishi bilan Druk Desi Davlat Kengashining mintaqaviy ma'murlarning eng qudratli guruhi siyosiy nazoratiga o'tdi. The Jabdrung davlat boshlig'i va diniy va fuqarolik ishlarida asosiy hokimiyat edi. Hukumatning o'rni edi Timfu, bahorda, yozda va kuzda, 13-asr dzongining joyi. Qishki poytaxt edi Punaxa Dzong, a dzong 1527 yilda Timfudan shimoli-sharqda tashkil etilgan. Qirollik uchta mintaqaga (sharqiy, markaziy va g'arbiy) bo'lingan, ularning har biri tayinlangan. ponlop, yoki gubernator, katta dzongda o'tirgan. Tumanlarga rahbarlik qilingan dzongpon yoki shtab-kvartirasi kamroq bo'lgan tuman zobitlari dzong. Ponlop birlashgan soliq yig'uvchilar, sudyalar, harbiy qo'mondonlar va markaziy hukumat uchun ta'minot agentlari edi. Ularning asosiy daromadlari o'zaro savdo-sotiqdan tushgan Tibet va Hindiston va er solig'idan.[14]

Ngavan Namgyal rejimini "deb nomlangan huquqiy kodeks bilan bog'lashgan Tsa Yig ma'naviy va fuqarolik rejimini tavsiflovchi va hukumat ma'muriyati va ijtimoiy va axloqiy xatti-harakatlar uchun qonunlarni taqdim etgan. Buddistga xos bo'lgan vazifalar va fazilatlar dharma (diniy qonun) 1960 yilgacha amal qilgan yangi huquqiy kodeksda katta rol o'ynadi.[14]

Tibet bilan ma'muriy integratsiya va ziddiyat, 1651–1728

Butan parchalanib ketmasligi uchun, Ngavan Namgyal 1651 yilda vafot etganligi, ehtimol, ellik to'rt yil davomida ehtiyotkorlik bilan saqlangan. Dastlab Ngavan Namgyal diniy chekinishga kirishgani aytilgan, bu vaqt ichida Butan, Sikkim yoki Tibetda misli ko'rilmagan holat. Ngavan Namgyalning orqaga chekinishi davrida mansabdor shaxslarni tayinlash uning nomiga berilgan va uning qulflangan eshigi oldida ovqat qoldirilgan.[16]

Ngavan Namgyal o'g'li va o'gay aka, mos ravishda 1651 va 1680 yillarda uning o'rnini egalladi. Ular voyaga etmaganlar sifatida o'zlarining hukmronliklarini diniy va fuqarolik regentslari nazorati ostida boshladilar va kamdan-kam hollarda o'z nomlaridan vakolatlardan foydalandilar. Keyingi davomiylik uchun birinchi Jabdrungning tanasi, nutqi yoki aqli ko'rinishidagi ko'p martalik reenkarnatsiyasi kontseptsiyasi Je Khenpo va Druk Desi, ikkalasi ham orqali to'plangan kuchni saqlab qolishni xohlashdi ikkilamchi boshqaruv tizimi. Ngavan Namgyalning tanadagi reenkarnatsiyasi deb tan olingan oxirgi odam 18-asrning o'rtalarida vafot etdi, ammo lavozimga qo'shilgan shaxslar tomonidan ifodalangan nutq va ong reenkarnasyonlari. Zhabdrung Rinpoche, 20-asrning boshlarida tan olingan. 1990-yillarning boshlarida amal qilgan yangi monastir kodi bilan davlat dinining kuchi ham oshdi. Uch va undan ortiq o'g'ilga ega bo'lgan har qanday oiladan kamida bitta o'g'ilni monastir hayotiga majburiy qabul qilish 17-asrning oxirida o'rnatildi. Vaqt o'tishi bilan, Davlat Kengashi ketma-ket Druk Desi singari dunyoviy bo'lib qoldi, ponlop va dzongpon va ponlop o'rtasida kuchli raqobat paydo bo'ldi Tongsa va Paro va dzongpon ning Panaxa, Timfu va Wangdue Phodrang.[16]

Druk Desi hukumati davrida vorislik va keyingi ichki konsolidatsiya davrida ziddiyatlar yuzaga keldi Tibet va Sikkim. Markaziy hukumatga qarshi bo'lgan ichki qarama-qarshiliklar Druk Desining Tibet va Sikkimga qarshi bo'lgan muxoliflari tomonidan overturesga olib keldi. 1680-yillarda Butan isyon ko'targan mahalliy lordni ta'qib qilish uchun Sikkimga bostirib kirdi. 1700 yilda Butan yana Sikkimga bostirib kirdi va 1714 yilda Tibet kuchlari yordam berishdi Mo'g'uliston, Butanni bosib oldi, ammo nazoratni qo'lga kirita olmadi.[16]

G'arbiy postlar

17-asrda Butan bilan yaqin aloqalar mavjud edi Ladax va Ladaxga 1684 yil Tibet bilan urushda yordam bergan. Ladax oldinroq Butanga bir nechtasini bergan edi anklavlar yaqin Kailash tog'i g'arbiy Tibetda; Bular Drukpa mazhabining monastirlari edi va shu sababli Butanlik Je Khenpo va Jabdrunglar hokimiyatiga o'tdilar. G'arbiy Tibetning qolgan qismi Dalay Lama va uning Gelugpa mazhabi tasarrufiga o'tganidan keyin ham bu anklavlar Butan nazorati ostida saqlanib qoldi. Butan anklavlarini 1959 yilgacha xitoyliklar egallab olishmadi.[17] Tibetdagi ushbu postlardan tashqari, Butan bir muncha vaqt Ladaxda monastirlarning jangarilarini ushlab turdi, Zanskar va Lahul (hozirda Hindistonning bir qismi), shuningdek Lo Mantang va Dolpo (hozirgi Nepalning bir qismi).[18][19]

Fuqarolik to'qnashuvi, 1728–72

Bosqinchilar nazoratni o'z qo'llariga ololmagan bo'lsalar-da, siyosiy tizim beqaror bo'lib qoldi. Mintaqaviy raqobat Butanning birinchi ingliz agentlari kelgan paytda Butanning asta-sekin parchalanishiga yordam berdi.[20]

18-asrning boshlarida Butan knyazlik ustidan nazoratni muvaffaqiyatli rivojlantirdi Cooch Behar. The raja Kuch Bexar Butandan hindlarga qarshi yordam so'ragan Mug'allar 1730 yilda va Butanning siyosiy ta'siri uzoq kutmagan edi. 1760-yillarning o'rtalariga kelib, Timfu Kuch Bexarga qaramligini ko'rib, u erda garnizon kuchlarini joylashtirdi va uning fuqarolik ma'muriyatiga rahbarlik qildi. Qachon Druk Desi bosqinchi Sikkim 1770 yilda Cooch Behari kuchlari Butanlik hamkasblariga hujumga qo'shilishdi. In vorislik nizosi Cooch Behar ikki yil o'tgach, ammo Druk Desining taxtga nomzodiga ingliz qo'shinlarini taklif qilgan raqibi qarshi chiqdi va aslida Kuch Bexar Britaniyaning Sharqiy Hindiston kompaniyasining qaramligiga aylandi.[20]

Britaniyaning bosqini, 1772-1907

Cooch Behari bilan Inglizlar, ingliz ekspeditsiya kuchlari Butan garnizonini Ku-Bexardan quvib chiqarib, 1772–73 yillarda Butanga bostirib kirdi. Druk Desi Lhasa'dan yordam so'rab murojaat qildi Panchen Lama, yosh Dalay Lama uchun regent bo'lib xizmat qilgan. Angliya Hindiston general-gubernatori bilan yozishmalarda, ammo Panchan Lama Druk Desi-ni jazoladi va Tibetning Butan ustidan hukmronlik huquqini talab qildi.[21]

Tibetdan yordam ololmay, Druk Desi bilan Tinchlik Shartnomasi imzolandi British East India kompaniyasi 1774 yil 25 aprelda Butan 1730 yilgacha bo'lgan chegaralariga qaytishga rozi bo'ldi, Buyuk Britaniyaga beshta otdan ramziy o'lpon to'ladi va boshqa imtiyozlar qatori, inglizlarga Butan shahrida yog'och tayyorlashga ruxsat berdi. Butanga keyingi missiyalar 1776, 1777 va 1783 yillarda inglizlar tomonidan amalga oshirildi va Britaniya Hindiston va Butan o'rtasida va qisqa vaqt ichida Tibet o'rtasida savdo ochildi. 1784 yilda inglizlar chegaralari yaxshi aniqlanmagan Butan nazorati ostidagi Bengal Duars hududiga o'tdilar. Boshqa xorijiy hududlarda bo'lgani kabi, Butan ham Bengal ma'muriyatini tark etdi Duarlar hududni mahalliy amaldorlarga berish va uning daromadlarini yig'ish. Butan va Angliya o'rtasida yirik savdo va siyosiy aloqalar rivojlana olmagan bo'lsa-da, inglizlar Tibetning o'rnini asosiy tashqi tahdid sifatida egallashgan.[21]

Chegara ziddiyatlari Butan-Buyuk Britaniya munosabatlarini qiynagan. Ularning farqlarini yarashtirish uchun Butan elchi yubordi Kalkutta 1787 yilda va inglizlar o'z missiyalarini yuborishdi Timfu 1815 va 1838 yillarda. 1815 yilgi missiya natijasiz edi. 1838 yilgi missiya Butanga bostirib kirishga mas'ul mansabdorlarni ekstraditsiya qilishni nazarda tutuvchi shartnomani taklif qildi Assam, Hindiston va Butan o'rtasidagi erkin va cheklanmagan tijorat va Butanning inglizlarga bo'lgan qarzini to'lash. Butan o'z mustaqilligini himoya qilishga urinib, inglizlarning taklifini rad etdi. Ichki tartibsizlikning kuchayishiga qaramay, Butan Assam Duarsning bir qismi ustidan ozroq yoki ozroq nazoratni davom ettirdi, chunki Cooch Behar 1760-yillarda qaramlikka aylandi. Inglizlar nazoratni qo'lga kiritgandan so'ng Quyi Assam 1826 yilda Angliya o'z kuchini ishga solishi bilan mamlakatlar o'rtasidagi ziddiyat ko'tarila boshladi. Butanliklar Assam Duarlari uchun inglizlarga yillik o'lpon to'lashlari asta-sekin qarzga aylandi. Buyuk Britaniyaning to'lovga bo'lgan talablari 1834 va 1835 yillarda Butanga harbiy kirishga olib keldi, natijada Butan kuchlari mag'lubiyatga uchradi va vaqtincha o'z hududini yo'qotdi.[21]

Inglizlar 1841 yilda sobiq Butan tomonidan nazorat qilingan Assam Duarsni qo'shib olishga kirishdilar va 10 000 kompensatsiya to'lashdi so‘m Butanga bir yil. 1842 yilda Butan inglizlar nazorati ostida 1784 yildan beri boshqarib kelayotgan ba'zi notinch Bengal Duars hududini o'z qo'liga oldi.[21]

Chegaralarni bosib olish va qochqinlarni himoya qilish uchun to'lovlar va kontraj to'lovlari 1852 yilda Butanning Kalkuttadagi missiyasida muvaffaqiyatsizlikka olib keldi. Boshqa talablar qatorida, missiya o'zining sobiq Duars hududlari uchun tovon puli ko'paytirilishini so'radi; buning o'rniga inglizlar yillik kompensatsiyadan qariyb 3000 rupiya ushlab qolishdi va missiya a'zolari tomonidan Britaniya tomonidan muhofaza qilinadigan erlarni talon-taroj qilishgani uchun uzr so'rashdi. Boshqa voqealar va Bengal Duarlaridagi Butanga qarshi qo'zg'olonni kutishidan so'ng, 1850 yillarning o'rtalarida ingliz qo'shinlari chegaraga joylashtirildi. The Sepoy isyoni 1857-58 yillarda Hindistonda va Britaniyaning Ost-Hind Kompaniyasi hukmronligining yo'q bo'lib ketishi inglizlarning zudlik bilan harakatlanishiga to'sqinlik qildi. Butan qurolli kuchlari 1862 yilda Sikkim va Kuch Bexarga hujum qilib, odamlar, mol-mulk va pullarni tortib oldilar. Inglizlar bunga javoban barcha kompensatsiya to'lovlarini ushlab qolishdi va barcha asirlarni ozod qilishni va o'g'irlangan mulkni qaytarishni talab qilishdi. Druk Desiga talablar e'tiborsiz qoldirildi, chunki u o'zining chegarachilarning Sikkim va Kuch Bexarga qarshi harakatlaridan bexabar ekanligi aytilmoqda.[21]

Buyuk Britaniya 1864 yil boshida Butanga yaqinda u erda fuqarolar urushi tugagandan so'ng tinchlik missiyasini yubordi. The dzongpon ning Panaxa - kim g'alaba qozongan bo'lsa - markaziy hukumatni buzib, raqibini o'rnatdi Druk Desi, qonuniy Druk Desi esa Paroning ponlopi himoyasini qidirib topdi va keyinchalik lavozimidan chetlashtirildi. Britaniya missiyasi raqib bilan galma-gal muomala qildi ponlop ning Paro va Tongsa ponlopi (ikkinchisi Druk Desi nomidan ish yuritgan), ammo Butan u taklif qilgan tinchlik va do'stlik shartnomasini rad etdi. Buyuk Britaniya 1864 yil noyabrida urush e'lon qildi. Butanning doimiy armiyasi yo'q edi va mavjud bo'lgan kuchlar gugurt, kamon va o'qlar, qilichlar, pichoqlar va katapultalar bilan qurollangan dzong qo'riqchilaridan iborat edi. Qalqon ko'targan va zanjirli zirh kiygan bu dzong qo'riqchilaridan ba'zilari yaxshi jihozlangan ingliz qo'shinlarini jalb qilishdi.[21]

The Duar urushi (1864–65) atigi besh oy davom etdi va Butan kuchlarining jang maydonidagi ba'zi g'alabalariga qaramay, Butan mag'lubiyatga uchradi, suveren hududining bir qismi yo'qoldi va ilgari bosib olingan hududlarni majburan bekor qilindi. Shartlariga muvofiq Sinchula shartnomasi 1865 yil 11-noyabrda imzolangan Butan Assam Duars va Bengal Duarlaridagi hududlarni, shuningdek, sakson uch kvadrat kilometrlik hududni berdi. Devangiri Butanning janubi-sharqida, buning evaziga yillik 50 000 subsidiya evaziga so‘m.[21] Bo'lishi kerak bo'lgan er Butan uyi dan berildi Butan ga Britaniya Hindistoni 1865 yilda yakunida Duar urushi va sharti sifatida Sinchula shartnomasi.[22][23]

1870- va 1880-yillarda mintaqaviy raqiblar - birinchi navbatda Britaniyani qo'llab-quvvatlovchilar o'rtasida yangi raqobat paydo bo'ldi Tongsa ponlopi va Paroning inglizlarga qarshi, Tibet tarafdorlari ponlopsi ko'tarilishiga olib keldi Ugyen Vangchak, Tongsa shahridagi Ponlop. Butan markazidagi kuch bazasidan Ugyen Wangchuck o'zining siyosiy dushmanlarini mag'lubiyatga uchratdi va 1882–85 yillarda bir nechta fuqarolararo urushlar va isyonlardan so'ng mamlakatni birlashtirdi. Ammo uning g'alabasi markaziy hukumat uchun inqiroz davrida bo'lgan. Britaniyaning kuchi janubga tobora kengayib borar edi va g'arbda Tibet Sikkim bilan chegarasini buzib, inglizlarning noroziligiga sabab bo'ldi. Tibet bilan 1000 yillik yaqin aloqalardan so'ng Butan Buyuk Britaniyaning harbiy qudrati tahdidiga duch keldi va jiddiy geosiyosiy qarorlar qabul qilishga majbur bo'ldi. Britaniyaliklar Rossiyaning Lxasadagi potentsial yutuqlarini qoplashga intilib, Tibet bilan savdo aloqalarini ochmoqchi edilar. Ugyen Vangchak, uning eng yaqin maslahatchisi maslahati bilan Ugyen Dorji, inglizlarga yordam berish imkoniyatini ko'rdi va 1903-4 yillarda vositachilik sifatida Britaniyaning Lxasadagi missiyasiga hamrohlik qilishni ixtiyoriy ravishda amalga oshirdi. Ta'minlashdagi xizmatlari uchun Angliya-Tibet konvensiyasi 1904 yilda Ugyen Wangchuck ritsar bo'lgan va undan keyin Butanda katta kuch to'plashni davom ettirgan.[21] Ugyen Dorji, shuningdek, uning avlodlar, dan hukumat nomidan Britaniya foydasini saqlab qoldi Butan uyi yilda Kalimpong, Hindiston.

Irsiy monarxiyaning o'rnatilishi, 1907 yil

Ugyen Vangchak milliy etakchi sifatida paydo bo'lishi ikki tomonlama siyosiy tizim eskirgan va samarasiz edi. U o'zining asosiy raqibi Paroning ponlopini olib tashlagan va Britaniyani qo'llab-quvvatlovchi tarafdorini va qarindoshini o'rnatgan. Dorji oilasi, uning o'rniga. Oxirgi Zhabdrung 1903 yilda vafot etganida va 1906 yilga qadar reenkarnatsiya paydo bo'lmaganda, fuqarolik ma'muriyati Ugyen Vanchak nazorati ostiga o'tdi. Va nihoyat, 1907 yilda ellik to'rtinchi va oxirgi Druk Desi nafaqaga chiqishga majbur bo'ldi va Ngavan Namgyalning keyingi reenkarnasyonlarının tan olinishiga qaramay, Jabdrung tizimi tugadi.[24]

1907 yil noyabrda 300 yillik xiralikni tugatish uchun etakchi buddist rohiblar, hukumat amaldorlari va muhim oila boshliqlarining yig'ilishi bo'lib o'tdi. ikkilamchi boshqaruv tizimi va yangi mutlaq monarxiyani o'rnatish. Ugyen Wangchuck o'zining birinchi merosxo'r Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King") etib saylandi va keyinchalik 1907 yildan 1926 yilgacha hukmronlik qildi. Butan Siyosiy xodim Jon Klod Uayt tantanali marosim fotosuratlarini oldi.[25] The Dorji oilasi hukumatning yuqori lavozimi bo'lgan Gongzim (Bosh Chemberlen) lavozimining merosxo'r egalariga aylandi. Inglizlar o'zlarining shimoliy chegaralarida siyosiy barqarorlikni istab, butun rivojlanishni ma'qullashdi.[24]

Britaniyaning Lxasadagi iltijolari hozirda kutilmagan oqibatlarga olib keldi. Buyuk Britaniyaning Tibetni egallab olishidan xavotirga tushgan xitoyliklar, 1910 yilda Tibetga bostirib kirdilar va siyosiy hokimiyatni tasdiqladilar. Xitoy harbiy ishg'oli oldida Dalay Lama Hindistonga qochib ketdi. Xitoy nafaqat Tibetga, balki Butan, Nepal va Sikkim. Ushbu voqealar bilan Butan va Angliya manfaatlari birlashdi.[24]

1910 yil 8-yanvarda Sikkim siyosiy xodimi va Tibetolog Janob Charlz Alfred Bell Butan bilan shug'ullangan va imzolagan Punaxa shartnomasi. Punaxa shartnomasida 1865 yilgi shartnomaning ikkita moddasiga o'zgartirish kiritildi: inglizlar yillik stendlarini 100000 rupiyga ikki baravarga oshirishga va "Butan ichki ma'muriyatiga aralashmaslik" ga rozi bo'lishdi. O'z navbatida, Butan "Buyuk Britaniya hukumatining tashqi aloqalariga nisbatan ko'rsatmalariga amal qilishga" rozi bo'ldi. Punaxa shartnomasi Butanning Xitoyga qarshi mudofaasini kafolatladi; Buyuk Britaniya hokimiyatiga qarshi chiqa olmaydigan Xitoy ming yillik Tibet-Xitoy ta'sirining oxirini tan oldi.[24] Shuningdek, u erni tayinladi Motithang (Timfu ) va tepalik stantsiyasi Chuxa va Timfu ning bir qismini tayinlab, inglizlarga Kalimpong (Butan uyi ) Butanga.[26]

Butan zamonaviy taraqqiyotining katta qismi Butan tarixchilari tomonidan birinchi Druk Gyalpoga tegishli. Ichki islohotlarga G'arb uslubidagi maktablarni joriy etish, ichki aloqalarni takomillashtirish, Hindiston bilan savdo va tijoratni rag'batlantirish va buddist monastir tizimini tiklash kiradi. Ugyen Wangchuck hayotining oxirlarida oilaviy sulola davomiyligidan xavotirda edi va 1924 yilda u Vangchak oilasining Butandagi ustun mavqeini saqlab qolishi haqida Britaniyaning ishonchini so'radi. Uning iltimosiga ko'ra Butan ustidan tuzilgan Buyuk Britaniyaning suzerainitetga nisbatan huquqiy holati va Butanning Hindiston bilan munosabatlarining noaniqligi tekshirildi. Ham sirli, ham noaniqlik saqlanib qoldi.[24]

Markazlashgan hukumatning rivojlanishi, 1926–52

Ugyen Vangchak 1926 yilda vafot etdi va uning o'rnini o'g'li egalladi, Jigme Vangchak (1926-52 yillarda hukmronlik qilgan). Ikkinchi Druk Gyalpo otasining markazlashtirish va modernizatsiya qilish ishlarini davom ettirdi va ko'proq maktablar, dispanserlar va yo'llar qurdi. Jigme Vanchak davrida monastirlar va okrug hukumatlari tobora ko'proq qirollar nazorati ostiga olingan. Biroq, Butan odatda xalqaro ishlardan yakkalanib qoldi.[27]

Butanning Hindiston hukumati oldida maqomi masalasi London tomonidan 1932 yilda Hindistonning o'zi maqomi masalasi doirasida qayta ko'rib chiqilgan. Hindiston federatsiyasiga qo'shilish to'g'risidagi qarorni vaqti kelganida Butanga qoldirishga qaror qilindi. 1947 yilda Angliyaning Hindiston ustidan hukmronligi tugagach, Buyuk Britaniyaning Butan bilan aloqasi ham tugadi. Hindiston Himolay qirolligining amaldagi himoyachisi sifatida Buyuk Britaniyani egalladi va Butan uning ichki hukumati ustidan nazoratni saqlab qoldi. Butanning mustaqilligini tan olgan rasmiy kelishuvga qadar bu ikki yil edi.[27]

Tomonidan o'rnatilgan presedentga rioya qilgan holda Punaxa shartnomasi, 1949 yil 8-avgustda Timfu Hindiston hukumati va Butan hukumati o'rtasidagi do'stlik shartnomasini imzoladi, unga ko'ra ilgari Angliya rahbarlik qilgan tashqi ishlar Hindiston tomonidan boshqarilishi kerak edi. Buyuk Britaniya singari Hindiston ham Butan ichki ishlariga aralashmaslikka rozi bo'ldi. Hindiston, shuningdek, yillik subsidiyani yiliga 500 ming rupiyga oshirishga rozi bo'ldi. Butanning milliy g'ururi uchun muhim bo'lgan Devangirining qaytishi edi. Ba'zi tarixchilarning fikriga ko'ra, agar Hindiston hozirgi paytda Xitoy bilan qarama-qarshi bo'lgan bo'lsa, xuddi o'n yil o'tib ketishi kerak bo'lsa, u Butanning mustaqil maqom berish haqidagi iltimosiga bunchalik oson qo'shilmasligi mumkin edi.[27]

Jigme Dorji davridagi modernizatsiya, 1952–72

Uchinchi Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Vangchak 1952 yilda taxtga o'tirgan. Avvalroq u Sikkim chogialining (qirolining) Evropada o'qigan amakivachchasiga uylangan va uning ko'magi bilan o'zining yigirma yillik hukmronligi davomida o'z millatini modernizatsiya qilish uchun doimiy sa'y-harakatlarni amalga oshirgan. Uning birinchi islohotlari qatorida Milliy Assambleyaning tashkil etilishi ham bo'ldi Tshodu - 1953 yilda. Garchi Druk Gyalpo qirollik farmonlarini chiqarishi va Milliy Assambleya tomonidan qabul qilingan qarorlar bo'yicha veto huquqidan foydalanishi mumkin bo'lsa-da, uning tashkil etilishi konstitutsiyaviy monarxiya tomon katta qadam bo'ldi.[28]

1951 yilda xitoylik kommunistlar Tibetni egallab olganlarida, Butan o'z chegarasini Tibet bilan yopdi va janubdagi qudratli qo'shnisi tomonini oldi. Butan Xitoyni bosib olish imkoniyatini yo'qotish uchun modernizatsiya dasturini boshladi. Er islohoti bekor qilinishi bilan birga olib borildi qullik va krepostnoylik sud hokimiyatini ijro hokimiyatidan ajratish. 1959 yilda Xitoyning Tibetga bostirib kirishidan keyin asosan Hindiston tomonidan moliyalashtiriladigan modernizatsiya dasturiga hind tekisliklarini Butanning markaziy qismi bilan bog'laydigan yo'llar qurilishi ham kiritilgan. Har qanday ob-havo yo'li 1962 yilda Timfu va Phuntsholing, Hindiston bilan janubi-g'arbiy chegaradagi quruqlikdagi shlyuz shaharchasi. Dzongxa Jigme Dorji davrida milliy tilga aylangan. Bundan tashqari, rivojlanish loyihalari qatoriga Parodagi milliy muzey va milliy kutubxona, milliy arxivlar va milliy stadion kabi muassasalarni hamda Milliy Assambleya, Oliy sud (Trimxang Gongma ) va Timfudagi boshqa davlat tashkilotlari. Gongzimning mavqei, 1907 yildan beri Dorji oilasi, 1958 yilda lonchen (bosh vazir) darajasiga ko'tarildi va hanuz Dorji qo'lida edi. Jigme Dorji Vangchakning islohotlari, garchi mutlaq monarxiya hokimiyatini pasaytirsa-da, mintaqaviy rahbarlar o'rtasida an'anaviy siyosiy hokimiyatni markazsizlashtirishga chek qo'ydi va iqtisodiy va ijtimoiy dasturlarda markaziy hukumatning rolini kuchaytirdi.[28]

Modernizatsiyalash harakatlari 1960-yillarda rahbarligi ostida olg'a siljigan yolg'iz, Jigme Palden Dorji, Druk Gyalponing qaynonasi. Ammo 1962 yilda Dorji bu bilan norozi bo'lib qoldi Butan qirollik armiyasi harbiy transport vositalaridan foydalanish va qariyb ellik zobitning majburiy ravishda nafaqaga chiqishi ustidan. Religious elements also were antagonized by Dorji's efforts to reduce the power of the state-supported religious institutions. In April 1964, while the Druk Gyalpo was in Shveytsariya for medical care, Dorji was assassinated in Phuntsholing by an army corporal. The majority of those arrested and accused of the crime were military personnel and included the army chief of operations, Namgyal Bahadur, the Druk Gyalpo's uncle, who was executed for his part in the plot.[28]

The unstable situation continued under Dorji's successor as acting lonchen, uning ukasi Lhendup Dorji, and for a time under the Druk Gyalpo's brother, Namgyal Wangchuck, as head of the army. According to some sources, a power struggle ensued between pro-Wangchuck loyalists and "modernist" Dorji supporters. The main issue was not an end to or lessening of the power of the monarchy but "full freedom from Indian interference." Other observers believe the 1964 crisis was not so much a policy struggle as competition for influence on the palace between the Dorji family and the Druk Gyalpo's Tibetan consort, Yanki, and her father. Lhendup Dorji had earlier threatened to kill Yanki—his sister's rival—and ordered her arrest when, fearing for her life and that of her 2-year-old son by the Druk Gyalpo, she sought refuge in India during the political crisis.[29] Lhendup also incurred the disapproval of the Druk Gyalpo by seeking to become sole regent of the kingdom after his brother's death, eliminating the Queen and the king's brother.[29] Before returning to Bhutan from Switzerland, Jigme Dorji met with the Indian Secretary General and Foreign Secretary in Calcutta who offered Indian support, including paratroopers if necessary, to help the Druk Gyalpo restore order in the kingdom.[29] Unable to regain the Druk Gyalpo's trust, Lhendup fled to London, while other supporters in the military and government fled to Nepal and Calcutta.[29] Afterwards, in concurrence of the National Assembly, Lhendup Dorji and other family members were exiled in 1965. However, the exiles continued their attacks on the Druk Gyalpo and India, worsening relations between India and China.[29] The tense political situation continued and in July 1965 there was an assassination attempt on the Druk Gyalpo. The Dorjis were not implicated in the attempt—which was described as a "private matter"—and the would-be assassins were pardoned by the Druk Gyalpo.[28]

In 1966, to increase the efficiency of government administration, Jigme Dorji Vangchak qilingan Timfu the year-round capital. In May 1968, the comprehensive Rules and Regulations of the National Assembly revised the legal basis of the power granted to the National Assembly. The Druk Gyalpo decreed that henceforth sovereign power, including the power to remove government ministers and the Druk Gyalpo himself, would reside with the National Assembly. The following November, the Druk Gyalpo renounced his veto power over National Assembly bills and said he would step down if two-thirds of the legislature passed a no-confidence vote. Although he did nothing to undermine the retention of the Wangchuck dynasty, the Druk Gyalpo in 1969 called for a triennial vote of confidence by the National Assembly (later abolished by his successor) to renew the Druk Gyalpo's mandate to rule.[28]

Diplomatic overtures also were made during Jigme Dorji Wangchuck's reign. Although always seeking to be formally neutral and nonaligned in relations with China and India, Bhutan also sought more direct links internationally than had occurred previously under the foreign-policy guidance of India. Consequently, in 1962 Bhutan joined the Colombo Plan for Cooperative, Economic, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific known as the Colombo Plan, and in 1966 notified India of its desire to become a member of the United Nations (UN). In 1971, after holding observer status for three years, Bhutan was admitted to the UN. In an effort to maintain Bhutan as a stable buffer state, India continued to provide substantial amounts of development aid.[28]

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck ruled until his death in July 1972 and was succeeded by his seventeen-year-old son, Jigme Singye Vangchak. The close ties of the Vangchak va Dorji families were reemphasized in the person of the new king, whose mother, Ashi Kesang Dorji (Ashi means Queen), was the sister of the lonchen, Jigme Palden Dorji. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who had been educated in India and Britain, had been appointed ponlop of Tongsa in May 1972 and by July that year had become the Druk Gyalpo. With his mother and two elder sisters as advisers, the new Druk Gyalpo was thrust into the affairs of state. He was often seen among the people, in the countryside, at festivals, and, as his reign progressed, meeting with foreign dignitaries in Bhutan and abroad. His formal coronation took place in June 1974, and soon thereafter the strains between the Wangchucks and Dorjis were relieved with the return that year of the exiled members of the latter family. The reconciliation, however, was preceded by reports of a plot to assassinate the new Druk Gyalpo before his coronation could take place and to set fire to the Tashichho Dzong (Fortress of the Glorious Religion, the seat of government in Timfu ). Yanki (who had four children with the Druk Gyalpo, including two sons, between 1962 and 1972) was the alleged force behind the plot, which was uncovered three months before the coronation; thirty persons were arrested, including high government and police officials. However, Lawrence Sittling, secretary to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, later reported that the assassination plot was a fabrication by a Chinese diplomat designed to alienate Bhutan from India. But the truth was not any more politically acceptable—those arrested were Tibetan Khampas rebels, trained in India, who were traveling through Bhutan on a mission to Tibet. (Encyclopaedia of Saarc Nations, Syed) Under pressure from China, the Bhutanese government demanded that the four thousand Tibetan refugees living in Bhutan either become Bhutanese citizens or go into exile. Most chose exile. (Syed)

International relations, 1972–present

When civil war broke out in Pokiston in 1971, Bhutan was the first nation to recognize the new government of Bangladesh, and formal diplomatic relations were established in 1973. An event in 1975 may have served as a major impetus to Bhutan to speed up reform and modernization. In that year, neighboring Sikkim's monarchy, which had endured for more than 300 years, was ousted following a plebiscite in which the Nepalese majority outvoted the Sikkimese minority. Sikkim, long a protectorate of India, became India's twenty-second state.[30]

To further ensure its independence and international position, Bhutan gradually established diplomatic relations with other nations and joined greater numbers of regional and international organizations. Many of the countries with which Bhutan established relations provided development aid. Moderization of daily life brought new problems to Bhutan in the late 1980s.[30] Television broadcast was official introduced in Bhutan in 1999.[31]

Assamese separatists

Several guerrilla groups seeking to establish an independent Assamese state in northeast India have set up guerrilla bases in the forests of southern Bhutan, from which they launched cross-border attacks on targets in Assam. The largest guerrilla group was the ULFA (Asom birlashgan ozodlik fronti ). Negotiations aimed at removing them peacefully from these bases failed in the spring of 2003. Bhutan was faced with the prospect of having to strengthen its token army force to evict the guerrillas.

Military action against Assamese separatists December 2003

On 15 December 2003 the Butan qirollik armiyasi began military operations against guerrilla camps in southern Bhutan, in coordination with Indian armed forces who lined the border to the south to prevent the guerrillas from dispersing back into Assam. News sources indicated that of the 30 camps that were target, 13 were controlled by ULFA, 12 camps by the Bodoland milliy demokratik jabhasi (NDFB), and 5 camps controlled by the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO). By January, government news reports indicated the guerillas had been routed from their bases.

Refugee community

In 1988, Bhutan evicted some number of Nepali-speaking residents (Bhutanese reports say about 5,000 and Refugee reports says over 100,000) from districts in southern Bhutan, creating a large refugee community that was now being detained in seven temporary United Nations refugee camps in Nepal and Sikkim. The actual numbers were difficult to establish, as many of those in the camps were reported to be holding forged identity papers, and impoverished Nepalese citizens and started to migrate to the Nepalese community leaving their refugee camps. The reason for leaving refugee camps was to find a job, and services to those living in camps. Few of them returned to the refugee camps. As a result, the number of people living in the camps decreased exponentially. Although the Bhutanese government claimed that only about 5000 initially left the country, the number of actual migration was more than that.[32]

After years of negotiations between Nepal and Bhutan, in 2000 Bhutan agreed in principle to allow certain classes of the refugees to return to Bhutan. However the situation was at a standstill, after violence was committed on Bhutanese officials by the angered people in the camps. Significant unrest was now reported to be fomenting in the camps, especially as the United Nations terminated a number of educational and welfare programmes in an effort to force Bhutan and Nepal to come to terms.As the Bhutanese government was unwilling to take them into their country many developed nations offered the refugees to allow them to settle in their own countries which included USA and Australia. As many as 20,000 Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in these countries.

Formalized democracy

Konstitutsiya

On March 26, 2005, "an auspicious day when the stars and elements converge favourably to create an environment of harmony and success", the king and government distributed a draft of the country's first constitution, requesting that every citizen review it. A new house of parliament, the National Council, is chartered consisting of 20 elected representatives from each of the dzonghags, persons selected by the King. The National Council would be paired with the other already existing house, the National Assembly.

Per the Constitution, the monarchy is given a leadership role in setting the direction for the government as long as the King shall demonstrate his commitment and ability to safeguard the interests of the kingdom and its people.

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Vangchak

On December 15, 2006, the fourth Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty Jigme Singye Vangchak, abdicated all of his powers as King to his son, Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyel Vangchak, with a specific intention to prepare the young King for the country's transformation to a full-fledged, democratic form of government due to occur in 2008.

The previous King's abdication in favour of his son was originally set to occur in 2008 as well, but there was an apparent concern that the new King should have hands-on experience as the nation's leader before presiding over a transformation in the country's form of government. According to the national newspaper, the Kuensel, the previous King stated to his cabinet that "as long as he himself continued to be King, the Crown Prince would not gain the actual experience of dealing with issues and carrying out the responsibilities of a head of state. With parliamentary democracy to be established in 2008, there was much to be done; so it was necessary that he gained this valuable experience."

The fourth Druk Gyalpo further stated that

"Bhutan could not hope for a better time for such an important transition. Today, the country enjoys peace and stability, and its security and sovereignty is ensured. After phenomenal development and progress, the country is closer than ever to the goal of economic self reliance. Bhutan’s relation with its closest neighbour and friend, India, has reached new heights. International organisations and bilateral development partners are ready to support Bhutan’s development efforts and political transformation."

Qo'shimcha o'qish

  • Karma Phuntsho (2013). Butan tarixi. Nodia: Random House India. ISBN  9788184003116.
  • Sonam Kinga (2009), Polity, Kingship, and Democracy: A biography of the Bhutaneae state, Thimphu: Ministry of Education, OCLC  477284586, OL  24074384M

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