Dasho

Not to be confused with DashO (software).

Dasho (Dzongkha: དྲག་ཤོས; Wylie: Drag-shos) (lit. Excellent One)[citation needed] 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]

  1. ^ Karma Phuntsho (11 October 2015). "What is in a Name? Part III". Kuensel. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Mayhew, Bradley; Brown, Lindsay; Armington, Stan; Whitecross, Richard W. (2017). Lonely Planet Bhutan (Country Guide). Footscray, Vic. London: Lonely Planet. p. 49. ISBN 978-1740595292. OCLC 974656262.
  3. ^ Dorji Dhradhul (25 August 2018). "Gullibility". Kuensel. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ Rizal, Dhurba P (2015). The royal semi-authoritarian democracy of Bhutan. Lexington Books. p. 13. ISBN 9781498507479. OCLC 906010256.
  5. ^ "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)