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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Ba Maw was born in [[Maubin]]. He came from a distinguished family of mixed [[Mon people\|Mon]]-[[Bamar people\|Burman]] parentage.<ref>''A History of Modern Burma'' (1958), p. 317</ref><ref>''The Burma we love'' (1945), In a school catering especially for Anglo-Burman boys, [[BEHS 6 Botataung\|St. Paul's English High School]], it was considered superior not to be of full native blood. It was rumoured that he had some [[Armenians\|Armenian]] or European blood. This rumour was strengthened by the fact that one Thaddeus, an Armenian, occasionally visited the two boys in school on behalf of the mother who was living Maubin; colour was also lent to this rumour by the fair complexion of the two boys, a complexion much fairer than that of most of the Anglo-Burman boys in the school. It seems, however, that both their parents were of pure Mon blood.</ref> His father, Shwe Kye was an ethnic Mon from Amherst (now [[Kyaikkhami]]) and well-versed in [[French language\|French]] and [[English language\|English]] languages. Thus Shwe Kye served as a royal diplomat who accompanied [[Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung]] in the Burmese diplomatic missions to [[Europe]] in the 1870s, and worked as an assistant tutor to Royal tutor Dr. Mark at the [[Mandalay Palace\|last royal palace]] of the [[Konbaung dynasty\|last Burmese monarchy]].<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Essays on Burma\|last=Ferguson\|first=John\|publisher=Brill Archive\|year=1981}}</ref> Ba Maw's elder brother, Professor Dr Ba Han (1890–1969), was a lawyer as well as a lexicographer and legal scholar, and served as [[Attorney General of Myanmar\|Attorney General of Burma]] from 1957– 1958.		Ba Maw was born in [[Maubin]]. He came from a distinguished family of mixed [[Mon people\|Mon]]-[[Bamar people\|Burman]] parentage.<ref>''A History of Modern Burma'' (1958), p. 317</ref><ref>''The Burma we love'' (1945), In a school catering especially for Anglo-Burman boys, [[BEHS 6 Botataung\|St. Paul's English High School]], it was considered superior not to be of full native blood. It was rumoured that he had some [[Armenians\|Armenian]] or European blood. This rumour was strengthened by the fact that one Thaddeus, an Armenian, occasionally visited the two boys in school on behalf of the mother who was living Maubin; colour was also lent to this rumour by the fair complexion of the two boys, a complexion much fairer than that of most of the Anglo-Burman boys in the school. It seems, however, that both their parents were of pure Mon blood.</ref> His father, Shwe Kye was an ethnic Mon from Amherst (now [[Kyaikkhami]]) and well-versed in [[French language\|French]] and [[English language\|English]] languages. Thus Shwe Kye served as a royal diplomat who accompanied [[Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung]] in the Burmese diplomatic missions to [[Europe]] in the 1870s, and worked as an assistant tutor to Royal tutor Dr. Mark at the [[Mandalay Palace\|last royal palace]] of the [[Konbaung dynasty\|last Burmese monarchy]].<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Essays on Burma\|last=Ferguson\|first=John\|publisher=Brill Archive\|year=1981}}</ref> Ba Maw's elder brother, Professor Dr Ba Han (1890–1969), was a lawyer as well as a lexicographer and legal scholar, and served as [[Attorney General of Myanmar\|Attorney General of Burma]] from 1957– 1958. He was brought up as a [[Christianity\|Christian]] and later converted to [[Buddhism]] to win the favor of Burmese Buddhists.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ling \|first=Trevor Oswald \|title=Buddhism, imperialism and war: Burma and Thailand in modern history \|last2=Ling \|first2=Trevor Oswald \|date=1979 \|publisher=Allen & Unwin \|isbn=978-0-04-294105-9 \|location=London}}</ref>

	After an education at [[Yangon University\|Rangoon College]], Ba Maw obtained [[Master of Arts\|MA]] degree from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1917. Then he was educated at [[University of Cambridge\|Cambridge University]] in England and received a law degree from [[Gray's Inn]] where he was called to the bar in 1923.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095444112\|title=Ba Maw – Oxford Reference\|website=www.oxfordreference.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-10-30\|archive-date=31 March 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331102534/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095444112\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/06/05/burmas-first-prime-minister/bf171b97-68cc-4b16-906b-c20e8b267db3/\|title=Burma's First Prime Minister\|newspaper=Washington Post\|access-date=2019-10-30\|language=en-US\|issn=0190-8286\|archive-date=30 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030104031/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/06/05/burmas-first-prime-minister/bf171b97-68cc-4b16-906b-c20e8b267db3/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He went on to obtain a doctoral degree from the [[University of Bordeaux]], [[France]]. Ba Maw wrote his doctoral thesis in the French language on aspects of [[Buddhism in Burma]].		After an education at [[Yangon University\|Rangoon College]], Ba Maw obtained [[Master of Arts\|MA]] degree from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1917. Then he was educated at [[University of Cambridge\|Cambridge University]] in England and received a law degree from [[Gray's Inn]] where he was called to the bar in 1923.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095444112\|title=Ba Maw – Oxford Reference\|website=www.oxfordreference.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-10-30\|archive-date=31 March 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331102534/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095444112\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/06/05/burmas-first-prime-minister/bf171b97-68cc-4b16-906b-c20e8b267db3/\|title=Burma's First Prime Minister\|newspaper=Washington Post\|access-date=2019-10-30\|language=en-US\|issn=0190-8286\|archive-date=30 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030104031/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/06/05/burmas-first-prime-minister/bf171b97-68cc-4b16-906b-c20e8b267db3/\|url-status=live}}</ref> He went on to obtain a doctoral degree from the [[University of Bordeaux]], [[France]]. Ba Maw wrote his doctoral thesis in the French language on aspects of [[Buddhism in Burma]].

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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
			{{refbegin}}
	* {{cite book \|title=A History of Modern Burma \|author=John Frank Cady \|publisher=[[Cornell University Press]] \|isbn=9780801400599 \|year=1958 \|page=317 \|language=en}}		* {{cite book \|title=A History of Modern Burma \|author=John Frank Cady \|publisher=[[Cornell University Press]] \|isbn=9780801400599 \|year=1958 \|page=317 \|language=en}}
	* ''The Burma we love'', by Kyaw Min, [[India Book House]], 1945		* ''The Burma we love'', by Kyaw Min, [[India Book House]], 1945
	*{{cite book \| last = Allen \| first = Louis \| year = 1986 \| title = Burma: the Longest War 1941-45 \| publisher = J.M. Dent and Sons \| isbn = 0-460-02474-4}}		*{{cite book \| last = Allen \| first = Louis \| year = 1986 \| title = Burma: the Longest War 1941-45 \| publisher = J.M. Dent and Sons \| isbn = 0-460-02474-4}}
	* ''A Burmese heart'', by Tinsa Maw-Naing, [Published by] Y.M.V. Han, 2015. [3],315 pages, with black and white illustrations. {{ISBN\|9780996225403}}.		* ''A Burmese heart'', by Tinsa Maw-Naing, [Published by] Y.M.V. Han, 2015. [3],315 pages, with black and white illustrations. {{ISBN\|9780996225403}}.
			{{refend}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	The nominally independent [[State of Burma]] was proclaimed on 1 August 1943 with Ba Maw as "Naingandaw Adipadi" ([[head of state]]) as well as prime minister. The new state quickly [[declaration of war\|declared war]] on the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], and concluded a Treaty of Alliance with the [[Empire of Japan]]. Ba Maw attended the [[Greater East Asia Conference]] in [[Tokyo]] in November 1943, where he made a speech speaking of how it was the call of Asiatic blood that drew them together into a new era of unity and peace.<ref>John Toland, ''The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945'' p 457 Random House New York 1970</ref>		The nominally independent [[State of Burma]] was proclaimed on 1 August 1943 with Ba Maw as "Naingandaw Adipadi" ([[head of state]]) as well as prime minister. The new state quickly [[declaration of war\|declared war]] on the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], and concluded a Treaty of Alliance with the [[Empire of Japan]]. Ba Maw attended the [[Greater East Asia Conference]] in [[Tokyo]] in November 1943, where he made a speech speaking of how it was the call of Asiatic blood that drew them together into a new era of unity and peace.<ref>John Toland, ''The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945'' p 457 Random House New York 1970</ref>

			Dissatisfied with him, in 1944 a secret clique within the Imperial Japanese Army made up of [[Masakazu Kawabe\|Kawabe]], [[Takesuke Isomura\|Isomura]] and [[Ichirō Ozeki\|Ozeki]] decided to hatch a conspiracy to get rid of Ba Maw and replace him with U Nu. The clique contacted U Nu, but U Nu disagreed with the plan and notified Ba Maw of the plot. Although the conspiracy only involved a few officers and not the entire Imperial Japanese Army, this fact fueled Ba Maw's distrust of his Japanese allies. However, he decided to continue collaborating with them until the end of the war because he believed that the priority was to ensure the independence of the British Empire.

			During their rule, these Japanese soldiers supported the demonstrations in support of the restoration of the monarchy that took place in [[Shwedagon Pagoda\|Shwedagon]]. According to Ba Maw, Japanese militarists believed that a puppet monarchy similar to [[Manchukuo]] would be easier to manage and better serve their interests. The military viewed [[Taw Phaya Gyi\|Taw Phya Gyi]], eldest grandson of [[Thibaw Min\|Thibaw]], last [[List of Burmese monarchs\|king of Burma]], as the favorite candidate to occupy the throne. Taw Payagyi was a young man with no experience or aspirations and no political background, so he was just the kind of easy-to-control nominal [[Head of state\|Head of State]] they were looking for.<ref>Maw, Ba (1968). Breakthrough in Burma: Memoirs of a Revolution, 1939-1946. New Haven: Yale University Press. p.361</ref>

	However, the new state failed to secure popular support or diplomatic recognition due to the continued presence and activities of the Imperial Japanese Army, and after their collaborationist allies, the [[Burma Independence Army\|Burma National Army]] defected to the [[Allies of World War II\|Allies side]], the government collapsed.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}		However, the new state failed to secure popular support or diplomatic recognition due to the continued presence and activities of the Imperial Japanese Army, and after their collaborationist allies, the [[Burma Independence Army\|Burma National Army]] defected to the [[Allies of World War II\|Allies side]], the government collapsed.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

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	The nominally independent [[State of Burma]] was proclaimed on 1 August 1943 with Ba Maw as "Naingandaw Adipadi" ([[head of state]]) as well as prime minister. The new state quickly [[declaration of war\|declared war]] on the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], and concluded a Treaty of Alliance with the [[Empire of Japan]]. Ba Maw attended the [[Greater East Asia Conference]] in [[Tokyo]] in November 1943, where he made a speech speaking of how it was the call of Asiatic blood that drew them together into a new era of unity and peace.<ref>John Toland, ''The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945'' p 457 Random House New York 1970</ref>		The nominally independent [[State of Burma]] was proclaimed on 1 August 1943 with Ba Maw as "Naingandaw Adipadi" ([[head of state]]) as well as prime minister. The new state quickly [[declaration of war\|declared war]] on the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], and concluded a Treaty of Alliance with the [[Empire of Japan]]. Ba Maw attended the [[Greater East Asia Conference]] in [[Tokyo]] in November 1943, where he made a speech speaking of how it was the call of Asiatic blood that drew them together into a new era of unity and peace.<ref>John Toland, ''The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945'' p 457 Random House New York 1970</ref>

			Dissatisfied with him, in 1944 a secret clique within the Imperial Japanese Army made up of [[Masakazu Kawabe\|Kawabe]], [[Takesuke Isomura\|Isomura]] and [[Ichirō Ozeki\|Ozeki]] decided to hatch a conspiracy to get rid of Ba Maw and replace him with U Nu. The clique contacted U Nu, but U Nu disagreed with the plan and notified Ba Maw of the plot. Although the conspiracy only involved a few officers and not the entire Imperial Japanese Army, this fact fueled Ba Maw's distrust of his Japanese allies. However, he decided to continue collaborating with them until the end of the war because he believed that the priority was to ensure the independence of the British Empire.

			During their rule, these Japanese soldiers supported the demonstrations in support of the restoration of the monarchy that took place in [[Shwedagon Pagoda\|Shwedagon]]. According to Ba Maw, Japanese militarists believed that a puppet monarchy similar to [[Manchukuo]] would be easier to manage and better serve their interests. The military viewed [[Taw Phaya Gyi\|Taw Phya Gyi]], eldest grandson of [[Thibaw Min\|Thibaw]], last [[List of Burmese monarchs\|king of Burma]], as the favorite candidate to occupy the throne. Taw Payagyi was a young man with no experience or aspirations and no political background, so he was just the kind of easy-to-control nominal [[Head of state\|Head of State]] they were looking for.<ref>Maw, Ba (1968). Breakthrough in Burma: Memoirs of a Revolution, 1939-1946. New Haven: Yale University Press. p.361</ref>

	However, the new state failed to secure popular support or diplomatic recognition due to the continued presence and activities of the Imperial Japanese Army, and after their collaborationist allies, the [[Burma Independence Army\|Burma National Army]] defected to the [[Allies of World War II\|Allies side]], the government collapsed.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}		However, the new state failed to secure popular support or diplomatic recognition due to the continued presence and activities of the Imperial Japanese Army, and after their collaborationist allies, the [[Burma Independence Army\|Burma National Army]] defected to the [[Allies of World War II\|Allies side]], the government collapsed.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}