The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.33
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.33
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c5.s12.33
Tibbat—Same as Bhoṭaṅga and Himavanta. There can be no doubt that Tibet, including Bhutan, carried on trade with Bengal in gold, musk, etc., at least from the 12th century, if not from the 7th to the 16th century A.D. (*JASB.*, 1875, p. 282; Tavernier’s *Travels*, bk. III, ch. 15).