Raven Crown

English

Photograph of the first Druk Gyalpo, Ugyen Wangchuk, wearing the Raven Crown.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪvən ˌkɹaʊn/
• Rhymes: -aʊn

Proper noun

the Raven Crown

1. A crown made from satin and silk worn by the Druk Gyalpos of Bhutan, and surmounted by the head of a raven.
   • 2008 November 5, Harish Tyagi, “Bhutan celebrates coronation of new king”, in NBC‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-08-16:

     With medieval tradition and Buddhist spirituality, a 28-year-old assumed the Raven Crown of Bhutan on Thursday, to guide the world's newest democracy as it emerges into the modern world. […] The public greeting followed the coronation, an elaborate display of pageantry, mingled with ancient Buddhist rites that saw King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 52, the much-loved monarch, formalize his abdication and place the Raven Crown on the head of his 28-year-old son.

   • 2008 November 6, Gavin Rabinowitz, “Bhutan celebrates coronation of new king”, in The Independent‎^[2], archived from the original on 2019-09-20:

     At exactly 8:31 a.m., former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 52, placed the Raven Crown on the head of his son, 28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, giving him the title of Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King.

   • 2009 June 1, Reiki Crins, Meeting the “Other”: Living in the Present, Gender and Sustainability in Bhutan, Eburon Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 116:

     The ‘Raven Crown” (a crown like a helmet with a raven head on top) is the national symbol of the monarchy of Bhutan. The Raven Crown was the external symbol of the role of the Mahakala.

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