 His legacy and influence on the post-war generations can still be felt in both literature and the ongoing political situation in Myanmar ("Burma").Hmaing was born Maung Lun Maung in Wale village near Shwedaung in Lower Burma.He was sent at an early age to be educated in the traditional manner in Mandalay, and at the age of 9 he witnessed the fall of the Konbaung dynasty and the abduction of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat by the British, being taken away in a carriage, near the queen's own Myadaung Monastery where he was a boarder.