Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung, Duke of Lekaing | |
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‹See Tfd›ကင်းဝန်မင်းကြီး ဦးကောင်း | |
 U Kaung, aged 50 | |
| 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 3 February 1822 Madaingbin village, Konbaung dynasty |
| Died | 30 June 1908 (aged 86) Fort Dufferin, Mandalay Division, Burma Province, British India |
| Nationality | Konbaung Burmese (1822-1885) British Indian (1885-1908) |
| 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 |
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.