Noun
dzong (plural dzongs)
Alternative form of jong (“Tibetan building”)
A night view of Tashichho Dzong during snowfall. Source: Internet
Bhutan had no regular army, and what forces existed were composed of dzong guards armed with matchlocks, bows and arrows, swords, knives, and catapults. Source: Internet
Among these monks was the founder of the Lhapa subsect of the Kargyupa school, to whom is attributed the introduction of strategically built dzong. Source: Internet
Between the 12th century and the 17th century, the two Kargyupa subsects vied with one another from their respective dzong as the older form of Nyingmapa Buddhism was eclipsed. Source: Internet
It is a small dzong (only convert square with gate on the southern direction), located about convert to the south of Thimphu. Source: Internet
Some of these dzong guards, carrying shields and wearing chainmail armor, engaged the well-equipped British forces. Source: Internet