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Title: Myth, Legend and History Surrounding Dungsam
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Sonam Wangdi
One Sentence Summary: This article is filled with history, stories, and anecdotes about the Dungsam region of Bhutan which comprises the districts of Pemagatshel and Samdrup Jongkhar.

Description: This article is filled with history, stories, and anecdotes about the Dungsam region of Bhutan which comprises the districts of Pemagatshel and Samdrup Jongkhar. The author bases his work mainly on oral sources. The origin of place names are considered as well as the history of several buildings. The article presents stories about the area, including one about a governor called Dungsam Ja Dungpa (19th century), who was killed by a man named Pel Thongley (dpel mthong legs). (Ben Deitle 2006-02-10)

Publisher: The Centre for Bhutan Studies
Normalized publisher place: Thimphu, Bhutan
Publisher country: Bhutan
Publisher URL: www.bhutanstudies.org.bt
Published Date: 2004
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/jbs/JBS_10_04.pdf
Subject: Dungsam (region of Bhutan)
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Bhutan -- Journal of Bhutan Studies -- (2004) Vol. 10
Cultural Coverage: Bhutan
Language: English
Source URL: http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/journal/journal.htm
Source: Journal of Bhutan Studies
Source Editor: Karma Ura
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 10
Source Page Numbers: 17-39
Frequency of publication: Semi-annually
ISBN/ISSN: 16084128

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Media type: Text
Resource Type: Article
Digital Encoding: pdf
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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-12-19 16:24:19
Date Record Checked: 2006-02-10
Date Last Modified: 2006-02-10 12:17:10
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