Dasho Explained

Dasho should not be confused with DashO (software).

Dasho (Dzongkha: དྲག་ཤོས; Wylie: Drag-shos) (lit. Excellent One) is a Bhutanese honorific that is bestowed upon individuals, along with a red scarf kabney, by the Druk Gyalpo.[1] [2] In common practice, however, many senior government officials and social elites are addressed as Dasho without officially receiving the title and the red scarf kabney.[2]

Although the title is bestowed upon both men and women, men are more likely to be addressed as Dasho without receiving the kabney.[3] Dasho is also used for princes of the royal house,[4] its female equivalent being Ashi.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: What is in a Name? Part III. 11 October 2015. Karma Phuntsho. Karma Phuntsho. Kuensel. 12 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190923110705/https://kuenselonline.com/what-is-in-a-name-3/. 23 September 2019. live.
  2. Book: Mayhew. Bradley. Brown. Lindsay. Armington. Stan. Whitecross. Richard W.. Lonely Planet Bhutan (Country Guide). Lonely Planet. Footscray, Vic. London. 2017. 978-1740595292. 974656262. 49.
  3. Web site: Gullibility. Kuensel. 25 August 2018. Dorji Dhradhul. 12 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825042702/http://www.kuenselonline.com/gullibility/. 25 August 2019. live.
  4. Book: Rizal, Dhurba P. The royal semi-authoritarian democracy of Bhutan. 2015. Lexington Books. 9781498507479. 906010256. 13.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=T4BoEodH3JAC&dq=ashi+title+of+woman&pg=PA196 "Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan". Written by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan)

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