Pho Hlaing

Pho Hlaing
Pho Hlaing
ဘိုးလှိုင်
Minister of the Interior of Yaw
Monarchs	King Mindon; King Thibaw
Personal details
Born	21 March 1830 ; Friday, 10th waxing of Late Tagu 1191 ME; Ywapale village, Myingyan District, Konbaung Burma
Died	12 August 1883 (aged 53) ; Friday, 6th waning of Wagaung, 1245 ME; Konbaung Burma
Spouse	Khin Phyu
Relations	Thado Minhlakyawhtin (father); Me Nyein (mother)

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Pho Hlaing (Burmese: ဘိုးလှိုင်, also spelt Hpo Hlaing) was a Burmese noble and civil servant, best known for his treatise, Rājadhammasaṅgaha (ရာဇဓမ္မသင်္ဂဟ), which proposed sweeping reforms to transform Burma's monarchy into a constitutional monarchy and an early advocate of indigenous democracy.^[1]^[2] Pho Hlaing was an accomplished writer and wrote a number of important treatises throughout his lifetime, on politics, mathematics and Buddhist philosophy.

^ Houtman, Gustaaf (1999). Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics. Vol. 33. ILCAA. ISBN 9784872977486.
^ "Minister U Hpo Hlaing (1823-1883)". Grapevine. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[hou-1] Houtman, Gustaaf (1999). Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics. Vol. 33. ILCAA. ISBN 9784872977486.

[reb-2] "Minister U Hpo Hlaing (1823-1883)". Grapevine. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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