Local historical narratives : Tibeto-Sikkimese origins and the establishment of the Sikkimese state -- Justifying ’state formation’ : territorial expansion and the formation of law -- Religion and politics in early Sikkim : the case of Mnga’ bdag phun tshogs rig ’dzin -- Lha btsun chen po and the formation of Sikkim -- Revisiting the state and political formation of early Sikkim -- Bhutan , Sikkim and British India : the arrival of ’Jigs med dpa’ bo and the construction of historical narratives -- Conclusion : remarks on Sikkimese state formation and the construction of historical narratives.
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