Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung
Burmese politician (1822–1908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung, Duke of Lekaing C.S.I. (Burmese: ကင်းဝန်မင်းကြီး ဦးကောင်း, also spelt U Gaung; 3 February 1822 – 30 June 1908) was a Burmese chief minister during the reigns of King Mindon and Thibaw, as well as a colonial civil servant. He attempted to westernise the Burmese kingdom's existing bureaucracy into a more democratic system. Because of such attempts to do so, he was accused by many as decoy to have allowed Britain to win the Third Anglo-Burmese War.
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Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung, Duke of Lekaing | |
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ကင်းဝန်မင်းကြီး ဦးကောင်း | |
Member of the Legislative Council of Burma | |
In office 1897–? | |
Leader | Frederick William Richard Fryer |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Leader | King Mindon King Thibaw |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Prime Minister First Rank in Hluttaw | |
In office ? – 29 November 1885 | |
Leader | King Thibaw |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Maung Chin (1822-02-03)3 February 1822 Madaingbin village, Lower Chindwin District, Konbaung dynasty |
Died | 30 June 1908(1908-06-30) (aged 86) Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, British Burma |
Nationality | Burmese |
Spouse(s) | Singyan Thakin Shwe Me |
Children | 2 adopted sons |
Parent(s) | U Hmo and Daw Si |
Alma mater | Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Awards | Companions of the Order of the Star of India |
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