A mural of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the Tshuklakhang in Nobgang.
Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651) was the Drukpa Kagyü master from Tibet credited with unifying and establishing an independent Bhutan in the 1630s. In addition to uniting the various warring fiefdoms for the first time, he also sought to create a distinct Bhutanese cultural identity separate from the Tibetan culture from which it was derived. He is still widely revered throughout the
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