A Durbar in Buxa – 1909
A Durbar in Buxa – 1909 [1] Mr. White was replaced by Charles Bell as political officer of Sikkim and Bhutan. The subsidy for Bhutan was to be given at Buxa as per the request made by the Bhutanese earlier to the British India. Mr. Charles Bell informed the Major Gordon who was in charge of the British military camp at Buxa to arrange hundred soldiers for Guard of Honour for the ceremony. Meanwhile, a representative of Bhutan Government, the Deb Zimpon and team arrived two days earlier than the occasion of the Durbar. The Bhutanese Envoy, Deb Zimpon had earlier visited Calcutta along with Trongsa Ponlop Ugyen Wangchcuk in 1906. Mr. Gordon and Deb Zimpon became good friend. The Deb Zimpon even invited Mr. Gordon to Bhutan. Deb Zimpon promised to arrange the permission from the Druk Gyalpo for Gordon to enter Bhutan. The following day, a detachment of native police came from Alipur Duar escorting a train of coolies carrying wooden boxes which contained the fifty thousand rupees...