wungyi

Burmese official

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In Hlutdaw
…the Hlutdaw were known as wungyi, or “great burden bearers.” The wungyi accepted individual responsibility for administering the various functions of government that fell within their respective fields of competence, such as military ordnance and administration, public works, foreign relations, legal matters, and taxation. Despite such area specialization, departmentalization of…
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