first kingdom in the world

Until the late 20th century the isolated Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, covering 14,824 square miles (38,394 square km) in the Himalayas, was an absolute monarchy. hockey world cup scores It had no law codes or courts, and the king ruled autocratically. big 16 world cup 2022 In the late 1990s, King Jigme Singye Wangchuk relinquished his absolute power and encouraged democratic reforms