Myat Phaya Lat

Myat Phaya Lat
Myat Phaya Lat
	Princess of Burma ; H.R.H. Princess Ashin Hteik Suhpaya Mayat Phaya Lat
Head of the Royal House of Konbaung
Tenure	19 December 1916 – ; 4 April 1956
Predecessor	Thibaw Min
Successor	Taw Phaya
Born	4 October 1883; Royal Palace, Burma
Died	4 April 1956 (aged 72); Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Spouse	Khin Maung Lat (m. 1917; died 1955)
Issue	Maung Lu Gyi (adopted son)
Father	Thibaw Min
Mother	Supayalat
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Princess Myat Phaya Lat (Burmese: မြတ်ဘုရားလတ်, pronounced [mjaʔ pʰəjá laʔ]; 4 October 1883 – 4 April 1956) was a Burmese royal princess and most senior member of the Royal House of Konbaung. She was Royal Household after the death of her father, King Thibaw while in exile in 1916.[1][2][3]

Biography

Myat Phaya Lat was born on 4 October 1883 at the Royal Palace, Mandalay. She is the second daughter of King Thibaw by his chief queen Supayalat.

The four daughters of King Thibaw, Myat Phaya Galay, Myat Phaya Gyi, Myat Phaya Lat, Myat Phaya

The princess married on 20 February 1917 at the Collector's Bungalow, Ratnagiri, Bombay, India, Khin Maung Lat (Burma Raja Sahib), Private Secretary to Ex-King Thibaw, sometime Officer in the Indian Police, a nephew of King Thibaw and son of the Duke and Duchess of Ngape and Mindat.[4] She died on 4 April 1956 at Kalimpong, India, having adopted the son of her Nepalese maidservant, named Maung Lu Gy.[5][6][7][8]

References

"The "Second Princess", daughter of King Thibaw". Lost Foot Steps (in Burmese). Thant Myint-U.
The Glass Palace. Penguin Books India. 2008. ISBN 978-0-670-08220-9.
Myint-U, Thant (3 February 2011). The River of Lost Footsteps. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-26606-7.
De, Monila (5 July 2018). Unforgettable Kalimpong. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64324-663-5.
"The reign and banishment of burma's final monarch". Bangkok Post. 24 February 2013.
Shah, Sudha (14 June 2012). The King In Exile : The Fall Of The Royal Family Of Burma. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-93-5029-598-4.
"A hunt for beauty in strife". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2020.
SRINIVASAN, J. (2 August 2012). "Royal swan song". Business Line.

Royal titles
Myat Phaya Lat Konbaung Dynasty Born: 4 October 1883
Preceded by Thibaw Min	Heir to the Burmese Throne 1916 – 1956	Succeeded by Taw Phaya

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[1] "The "Second Princess", daughter of King Thibaw". Lost Foot Steps (in Burmese). Thant Myint-U.

[2] The Glass Palace. Penguin Books India. 2008. ISBN 978-0-670-08220-9.

[3] Myint-U, Thant (3 February 2011). The River of Lost Footsteps. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-26606-7.

[4] De, Monila (5 July 2018). Unforgettable Kalimpong. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64324-663-5.

[5] "The reign and banishment of burma's final monarch". Bangkok Post. 24 February 2013.

[6] Shah, Sudha (14 June 2012). The King In Exile : The Fall Of The Royal Family Of Burma. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-93-5029-598-4.

[7] "A hunt for beauty in strife". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2020.

[8] SRINIVASAN, J. (2 August 2012). "Royal swan song". Business Line.