Creating a Constitutional Absolute Monarchy: Li Jiaju, Dashou, and Late Qing Interpretations of the Japanese Parliament

Bandeira, Egas Moniz

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“…Concomitantly, a global constitutionalist movement was sweeping Eurasia, modelled largely on the experience of Meiji Japan in the 1880s, as has been shown by Egas Moniz Bandeira [Bandeira 2018]. Late Qing Chinese intellectuals, for instance, creatively adapted constitutionalist political ideas in their efforts to create a Східний світ, 2023, № 2 "constitutional absolute monarchy" centred on the figure of the emperor [Bandeira 2022]. U Hpo Hlaing's ideas could be safely plotted in the wider constitutionalist discourse of imperial transformation being witnessed in the region.…”

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How to (Un)make a Chakravarti King: Kingship in U Hpo Hlaing’s Rajadhammasangaha and Bagis Sarma’s Nitilatankur

Bhattacharya¹

2023

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This paper offers a comparative analysis of two 19 th century texts of political advice, ethics and kingship composed at the crossroads of South and Southeast Asia, respectively in the Buddhist court of Konbaung Burma and the Hinduized milieu of the Tai-Ahom kingdom of Assam.The first text, Rajadhammasangaha, a treatise on kingship and polity in Burmese, was penned in 1878 by U Hpo Hlaing, a prominent courtier, minister and intellectual in King Mindon's entourage, purportedly as a guide for the potential reforms and "righteous" kingly conduct in the go-vernment of the Kingdom of Burma as a young Thibaw-min, the last Burmese monarch, was just installed on the throne as Mindon's successor. The second text, Nitilatankur was composed sometime in the first decade of the 19 th century by a court poet named Bagis Sarma under the patronage of an Ahom military general. The two texts were embedded and encoded in two interrelated but divergent frameworks of kingship: one, the Buddhist dharmaraja, righteous kingship, and the other, the Brahmanical devaraja, divinised kingship. This study argues that while the Burmese text outlined a revolutionary proposal for devolution of chakravarti kingship into a form of constitutional monarchy and abolition of kingly absolutism drawing on the contractual nature of Bud-dhist kingship and global constitutionalist ideas, the Assamese text was a classic advice manual for ensuring the sustenance of chakravarti kingship in a Brahmanical polity.

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How to (Un)make a Chakravarti King: Kingship in U Hpo Hlaing’s Rajadhammasangaha and Bagis Sarma’s Nitilatankur

Bhattacharya¹

2023

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“…Hence, an absolute monarchy is a form of government in which the monarch has complete control and authority over the country. No laws or regulations do not limit the monarch, and have absolute power (Moniz Bandeira, 2023).…”

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Islamic Epistemology in the Bangladesh Government System (1996–2022): An Analysis of Political Ideologies

Ruhullah,

Ushama

2023

J. Bina Praja

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This study aims to explore the extent of Islamization in Bangladesh during the tenure of democratically elected leaders Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia. The objective is to analyze the state of democratic governance in Bangladesh from a religious perspective, focusing specifically on Islamic political epistemology. It begins by defining Islamic Political Epistemology and its significance in acknowledging Islam’s role in democratic power. This qualitative descriptive analysis examines recent research papers from highly ranked resources such as Scopus. It is important to note that specific methods can strengthen strategies for enforcing electoral decrees, improve credentials for arbitration through sovereignty within the dominion branch, and increase national participation in political acts and society through Islamic Political Epistemology. Sheikh Hasina’s new regime has achieved significant progress in implementing Islamic development in bureaucracy and regulations. Qawmi Madrasah has contributed significantly to Islamic Education in Bangladesh, and the current government recognizes their educational certificates. The salaries of teachers and Imams at Government Madrasah-e-Alia have been increased, which is a significant policy change. The study revealed that Khaleda Zia’s government could have succeeded despite its alliance with Islamic political parties. Having a coalition with Islamic political parties does not necessarily mean that the country’s political ideology is institutionalized in an Islamic way. Opposite, Bangladesh’s government, with partial financing from Saudi Arabia, is constructing 560 mosques that will also serve as artistic centres to promote Islamic epistemology and combat extremism. However, this government operates under a one-party system with the Awami League party, led by Sheikh Hasina, idolizing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Creating a Constitutional Absolute Monarchy: Li Jiaju, Dashou, and Late Qing Interpretations of the Japanese Parliament

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

How to (Un)make a Chakravarti King: Kingship in U Hpo Hlaing’s Rajadhammasangaha and Bagis Sarma’s Nitilatankur

How to (Un)make a Chakravarti King: Kingship in U Hpo Hlaing’s Rajadhammasangaha and Bagis Sarma’s Nitilatankur

Islamic Epistemology in the Bangladesh Government System (1996–2022): An Analysis of Political Ideologies

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