Talk:History of Bhutan

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[edit] removing History of Indian Subcontinent navigation table

I removed the "HistoryOfSouthAsia" navigation table, first because it is headed by a picture of the Taj Mahal, which may be OK for Indians because it's their #1 tourist destination, and probably OK with Pakistanis because it is a wonderful example of Islamic architecture, but hardly appropriate for Bhutanese. Plus the navigation sub links appear to completely ignore Buddhist history, so how can it be of help to understanding Bhutan's history? A history of Buddhism navigation table would be acceptable, but there isn't one yet.

Over the last 1200 years the Bhutanese have mainly kept to themselves, not influenced by, nor in turn influencing, the sweeping changes that happened to the south. The country was never Hindu, nor controlled by Mughals, nor under the control of the British. The Bhutanese practiced slavery, but not according to any precepts of the caste system. Bottom line: Bhutanese history doesn't merge well with Indian history.

Of course I have left the "See also" link to History of South Asia, no problem with it as a link, only as the primary navigational guide to Bhutan's history.    technopilgrim 04:55, 31 January 2006 (UTC)