Bhutan
an independent state in the eastern Himalayas, with an area of about 34,000 square miles, lying between Tibet on the N. and Assam and the Jalpaiguri district on the S. Pop. about 250,000. The Bhutanese are a backward race, governed by a Dharm Rajah, regarded as an incarnation of deity, and They are nominally Buddhists. After various aggressive incursions and the capture and ill treatment of Ashley were compelled to cede to the British considerable portions of territory, in return for a yearly allowance of £2,500. By an amended treaty of 1906 Great Britain agreed not to interfere in the government. In 1907, Sir Ugyen government.
Wangchuk was the first elected Maharajah of Bhutan. This allowance was increased in 1910 to £6,667.