Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal

Shabdrung in a nineteent century paintin

Template:Tibetan Buddhism Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (Template:Bo; alternate spellins include Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel) (1594–1651) wis the unifier o Bhutan as a naition state. In addition tae unifyin the various warrin fiefdoms for first time in the 1630s, he an aa sought tae create a distinctly Bhutanese cultural identity, separate frae the Tibetan cultur frae which it wis derived.