Trade Routes between Bhutan, Assam, and Tibet
* Ray, Indrajit and Ratna Sarkar. 2005. Reconstructing Nineteenth Century Trade Route between Bhutan and Assam: Evidences from British Political Missions. Journal of Bhutan Studies, (2005) Vol. 13.
http://www.thdl.org/texts/reprints/jbs/JBS_13_01.pdf
* Pommaret, Francoise. 2000. Ancient Trade Partners: Bhutan, Cooch Bihar and Assam (17th - 19th centuries). Journal of Bhutan Studies, (2000) Vol. 2, No. 1.
http://www.thdl.org/texts/reprints/jbs/JBS_02_01_02.pdf
* Ray, Indrajit and Ratna Sarkar. 2006. Two Nineteenth Century Trade Routes in the Eastern Himalayas: the Bhutanese trade with Tibet and Bengal. Journal of Bhutan Studies, Volume 15, Winter 2006, pp. 56-83.
http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/admin/pubFiles/15-3.pdf
* Dorji Penjore. 2003. On the Mule Track to Dagana. Monograph # 1, The Centre for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu, Bhutan
http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/admin/pubFiles/monoDagana.pdf
pp. 1-56
[...] The ancient footpath from Thimphu to Dagana was once an important highway in medieval Bhutan. Before the construction of motor roads in the early 1960s, it served as an important traditional highway between the southern and western Bhutan.
This traditional zhunglam was earlier trodden by deities and monks, penlop and government officials, lamas and laities, cattle and herders, porters and horses, village traders and farmers, rilang and many wild animals. The people of Dagana in particular used this road for purpose of government, business and pastoral movements. They also travelled this road to farm their summer land in Genyekha, and to pay revenues to the government. Even today, cattle herders, farmers, village businessmen and tourists continue to tread the road. [...]
Content...............................................................................................i
Author's Note....................................................................................ii
Introduction......................................................................................iii
One: Thimphu to Genyekha...............................................................1
Two: Genyekha to Kepchen.............................................................10
Three: Kepchen to Labatama...........................................................11
Four: Labatama................................................................................14
Five: Labatama to Northogang.........................................................30
Six: Northogang to Kunga...............................................................36
Seven: Kunga to Daga Dzong..........................................................43
Bibliography.....................................................................................56
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http://www.thdl.org/texts/reprints/jbs/JBS_13_01.pdf
* Pommaret, Francoise. 2000. Ancient Trade Partners: Bhutan, Cooch Bihar and Assam (17th - 19th centuries). Journal of Bhutan Studies, (2000) Vol. 2, No. 1.
http://www.thdl.org/texts/reprints/jbs/JBS_02_01_02.pdf
* Ray, Indrajit and Ratna Sarkar. 2006. Two Nineteenth Century Trade Routes in the Eastern Himalayas: the Bhutanese trade with Tibet and Bengal. Journal of Bhutan Studies, Volume 15, Winter 2006, pp. 56-83.
http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/admin/pubFiles/15-3.pdf
* Dorji Penjore. 2003. On the Mule Track to Dagana. Monograph # 1, The Centre for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu, Bhutan
http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/admin/pubFiles/monoDagana.pdf
pp. 1-56
[...] The ancient footpath from Thimphu to Dagana was once an important highway in medieval Bhutan. Before the construction of motor roads in the early 1960s, it served as an important traditional highway between the southern and western Bhutan.
This traditional zhunglam was earlier trodden by deities and monks, penlop and government officials, lamas and laities, cattle and herders, porters and horses, village traders and farmers, rilang and many wild animals. The people of Dagana in particular used this road for purpose of government, business and pastoral movements. They also travelled this road to farm their summer land in Genyekha, and to pay revenues to the government. Even today, cattle herders, farmers, village businessmen and tourists continue to tread the road. [...]
Content...............................................................................................i
Author's Note....................................................................................ii
Introduction......................................................................................iii
One: Thimphu to Genyekha...............................................................1
Two: Genyekha to Kepchen.............................................................10
Three: Kepchen to Labatama...........................................................11
Four: Labatama................................................................................14
Five: Labatama to Northogang.........................................................30
Six: Northogang to Kunga...............................................................36
Seven: Kunga to Daga Dzong..........................................................43
Bibliography.....................................................................................56
Please note that the above details were correct on the day this post was published. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com
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