Historical Facts of Bhutan

  TREATY between HIS EXCELLENCY the RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR GILBERT JOHN ELLIOTT-MURRAY-KYNYNMOP.UCN., DG, .M.S.I., G.M.I.E., G.C.M.G., EARL of MINTO, VICEROY and GOVERNOR-GENER AL of INDIA in COUNCIL and HIS HIGHNESS SIR UGYEN WANGCHUCK, K. C.I.E., MAHARAJA of BHUTAN, 1910.   Whereas it is desirable to amend Articles IV and VIII of the Treaty concluded at Sinchula on the llth day of November 1865, corresponding with the Bhootea year Shing Lang, 24th day of the 9th month, between the British Government and the Government of Bhutan, the undermentioned amendments are agreed to on the one part by Mr. C. A . Bell, Political Officer in Sikkim, in virtue of full powers to that effect vested in him by the Right Honourable Sir Gilbert John Elliott-Murray-Kynynmound, P.C., G.M.S.I., G.M.I.E., G.C.M.G., Earl of Minto, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, and on the other part by His Highness Sir Ugyen Wangchuk, K.C.I.E., Maharaja of Bhutan. The following addition has bee...

  AGREEMENT en tered into by HIGH OFFICER of the BhOOTAN GOVERNMENT for the surrender of the two Guns -1865 . We, Sam Dorji Deb Zimpon and Themseyrensey Dronyer, the two high officers of the Bhooton Court, will go back to the Deb Raj-11 and fully explain to His Highness about the two guns which fell into the hands of the Bhootea troops on the evacuation of Dewangiree, and obtain His Highness's consent to go to Tongsa about them. If we succeed in getting back the guns by bringing Tongso Penlow to terms, we will either bring the guns back and restore them at Sinnhula, or else cause them to be handed over to the British officers at Dewangire: but if we should unfortunately be unsuccessfnl, one of us will come down to the Representative of the British Government for assistance, and, in the meantime, we agree to explain to His Highness the Deb Rajah that no money payment can be expected under the 4th Article of the Treaty. We further agree that no money payment under the Treaty shal...

  Treaty between His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Jonh Lawrence,G.CB., K.C.S.I., Viceroy  and Governor General  of Her Britannic Majesty ‘s  possession in the east Indies, and  Their  Highnesses the  Dharma  and Deb  Rajas of  Bootan concluded on the one part by Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Bruce  C.B ., by virtue of full powers to that effect vested in him by the Viceroy and Governor-General and on the other part by Sam  Dorji Deb Zimpon and Themseyrensey Dronyer according to full powers conferred on them by the Dharma an d Deb  Rajas,- 1865. Article 1 : There shall henceforth be perpetual peace and friendship between, the British Government and the Government of Bhootan . Article 2 : Whereas in consequence of repeated aggressions of the Bhootan Government and of the refusal of that Government to afford satisfaction for those aggressions, and of their insulting treatment of the officers sent by His Excellency the...

  Translation of the Document which Mr. Eden signed under compulsion Agreement THAT from to-day there shall always be friendship between the Feringees (English) and the Bhotanese. Formerly the Dhurma Raja and the Company's Queen were of one mind, and the same friendship exists to the present day. Foolish men on the frontier having caused a disturbance, certain men belonging to the British power, living on the frontier have taken Bulisusan (Julpigorie?) between Cooch Behar and the Kam Raja, and Ambnree, near the border of Sikkim, and then between Banska and Goalparah, Rangamuttee, Bokalibaree, Motteeamaree, Papareebaree, Arioetta, and then the seven Eastern Dooars. Then certain bad men on the Bhoteah side stole men, cattle, and other property, and committed thefts and robberies, and the Feringees' men plundered property and burnt down houses in Bhotan. By reason of these bad men remaining, the ryots suffered great trouble; and on this account the Governor-General, with a go...

  Bogle’s Treaty with the Deb Raja of Bhutan in 1775 [1] . The operative part of the treaty with Bhutan contained the following provisions: - "That the Bhutanese shall enjoy the privilege of trading to Rangpur as formerly, and shall also be allowed to proceed either themselves or by their goomastas to all places in Bengal for the purpose of trading and selling their horses free from duty or hindrance. "That the duty hitherto exacted at Rangpur from the Bhutan be henceforth abolished.  "That the Deb Raja shall allow all Hindu and Mussalman merchants freely to pass and repass through his country between Bengal and Tibet. "That no English or European merchants shall enter the Deb Raja's dominions. "That the exclusive trade in sandal, indigo, red skin, tobacco, betelnut and pan shall remain with the Bhutanese and that the merchants be prohibited from importing the same into the Deb Raja's dominions; and that the Governor-General shall confirm this...

  Articles of the treaty of peace BETWEEN THE Honourable east India     Company and THE DEB Raja of Bhutan-1774 1st. That the Honorable Company, wholly from consideration for the distress to which the Bhootans represented themselves to be reduced, and from the desire of living in peace with their neighbors, will relinquish all the lands which belonged to the Deb Rajah before the commencement of the war with the Rajah of Cooch Behar, namely, to the eastward, the lands of   Chitchacotta 'and Pangola-haut, and to the westward, the land of Kyruntee, Marragaut, and Luckypoor. 2nd . That for the possession of the Chitchacotta Province, the Deb Rajah shall pay an annual tribute of five Tangun horses to the Honorable Company, which was the acknowledgment paid to the Behar Raja. 3rd . That the Deb Rajah shall deliver up Dhujinder Narain, Rajah of Cooch Behar, together with his brother the Dewan Deo, who is confined with him. 4th. That the Bhootans, bein...

  Translation of the Agreement signed Between the Bhutanese Officials and Captain Francis Jekins on 2d June, 1836.   1. The Zeenkafs engage that the Bootan Government makes every possible exertion to put down the system of dacoity which has so long prevailed amongst the inhabitants of the Dooars. 2. Should however any aggression be committed by the inhabitants of the Dooars, the offenders shall be delivered up by Soobahs, on receiving the Perwannahs of the Magistrates to that effect, and on their failure to seize the offenders, the Police of the British Government shall have access to the Dooars in search of the culprits. 3. The Zeenkafs engage for the due yearly delivery of the tribute due from all the Dooars to the respective Collectors of Kamroop and Durrung. 4. To secure the due payment of the tribute, a Zeenkaf shall be deputed to make the collections in person, and pay them over himself to the Collectors of Kamroop and Durrung, and the appointment of Suzawals...