| rdfs:comment | - U Zāw Nyō (Rajian: File:Rajian SA.pngFile:Rajian B.pngFile:Rajian YA.png File:Rajian CA.pngFile:Rajian HI.png File:Rajian JA.pngFile:Rajian YI.pngFile:Rajian RA.pngFile:Rajian M.png File:Rajian JO.pngFile:Rajian HA.png, 22nd June, 1889 - 12th December 1945, age 56) was a Rajian nationalist and political, religious, and social theorist. He served as the Prime Minister of Rajia between 1931 and 1945 as well as being the founder and first leader of the Rajian National Party, a leading force in the Rajian independence movement. Zaw Nyo also served in the Middle East as a Lieutenant colonel for the British Army during World War I before later creating the Rajian National Army where he appointed himself as it's Generalissimo.
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| abstract | - U Zāw Nyō (Rajian: File:Rajian SA.pngFile:Rajian B.pngFile:Rajian YA.png File:Rajian CA.pngFile:Rajian HI.png File:Rajian JA.pngFile:Rajian YI.pngFile:Rajian RA.pngFile:Rajian M.png File:Rajian JO.pngFile:Rajian HA.png, 22nd June, 1889 - 12th December 1945, age 56) was a Rajian nationalist and political, religious, and social theorist. He served as the Prime Minister of Rajia between 1931 and 1945 as well as being the founder and first leader of the Rajian National Party, a leading force in the Rajian independence movement. Zaw Nyo also served in the Middle East as a Lieutenant colonel for the British Army during World War I before later creating the Rajian National Army where he appointed himself as it's Generalissimo. Born in a wealthy family of bureaucrats and lawyers in 1889 when Rajia was under the rule of the House of Rai Sharma who were puppets to the British, Zaw Nyo originally aimed trained as a lawyer before enrolling in the British Army, serving in the Mesopotamian campaign during World War I. After the war he quickly abandoned his legal studies instead focusing on political theory and theology studying in Britain before returning to Rajia in 1921. By this time Zaw Nyo had started to harbour a deep resentment towards Western imperialism with Zaw Nyo beginning to campaign towards Rajian independence by forming the Rajian National Party. During the 1920's Rajia was thrown into political chaos as the Maharajah was unable to confront growing demands for constitutionalism and republicanism. A staunch advocate of Rajian Nationalism and Harhavadha Khalisism Zaw Nyo led the 1923 Rajian coup d'état with support from the army, being appointed the First Minister of Rajia by Maharajah Pho Kyaw Yin II who hoped that Zaw Nyo would stabilise the country and continue the monarchical regime. Zaw Nyo, a keen moderniser, started to limit the powers of the raja's reducing Pho Kyaw Yin to a puppet figurehead. In order to distance himself from communists and other progressives in Rajia Zaw Nyo rejected liberalism and democracy, banning all political parties save his own and ruling Rajia as a one party totalitarian state. Under his rule its estimated over 2 million people were killed, mainly from Rajia's Muslim community. Under Zaw Nyo Rajia dramatically modernised, with industrialisation and land reform being implemented, eroding the colonial economy as Rajia became one of the most industrialised states in East Asia (although per colonial agreements the industrial goods were mostly shipped to Britain). Zaw Nyo also drastically militarised Rajian society, taking inspiration from fascist movements in Europe and Reza Shah in Iran. He began to consolidate power into that of his government, a move which threatened British colonial interests. The outbreak of World War II saw Zaw Nyo help lead a coalition of nationalists and monarchists known as the Rajian National Army against colonial forces, with the intent of creating a "Greater Rajia". In 1943 Japan launched an attack on the islands with Zaw Nyo collaborating with them. This resulted in further anti-monarchist and communist insurgencies across Rajia with Zaw Nyo conducting a brutal campaign to crush dissent across Rajia. Japanese forces were driven out of Rajia in 1945, as communist troops stormed the capital. Zaw Nyo went into hiding as his government collapsed, still coordinating continued fighting between nationalist and communist forces as the Rajian Civil War started. During the civil war Zaw Nyo and the Rajian National Army to continue to fight communists, although their military weakness started to become more apparent as they were deserted by former monarchist allies. In December 1945 Zaw Nyo was captured in communist held territory, where he was subsequently executed leading to the breakup of the Rajian National Army. Today, Zaw Nyo remains a influential figure both among the right and left of Rajia thanks to his extensive religious, political and sociological theories. Many historians cite Zaw Nyo as being one of the key figures in the anti-imperialist and nationalist movement in Rajia helping fuel the nationalist insurgency and later communist movements despite being a fervent anti-communist. Zaw Nyo has also been labelled a fascist, socialist, and racist by his critics with his strict views of social hierarchy often being a point of debate among his followers. Zaw Nyo's religious theories have similarly been as divisive with some stating that his interpretation of Harhavadha Khalisism was fundamentalist and helped fuel the modern day Khalist fundamentalism movement. In more practical terms Zaw Nyo's economic policies led to Rajia's economic modernisation resulting in Rajia's subsequent positive economic growth. Despite having being heavily criticised by the Rajian government since his death, Zaw Nyo remains a popular figure within Rajia and his teachings (colloquially known as Nyoism) still form the basis of the far right and religious fundamentalist movements of Rajia.
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