Myat Phaya Lat
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]
Myat Phaya Lat | |
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Princess of Burma H.R.H. Princess Ashin Hteik Suhpaya Mayat Phaya Lat | |
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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 72) Kalimpong, West Bengal, India | (aged
Spouse | Khin Maung Lat
(m. 1917; died 1955) |
Issue | Maung Lu Gyi (adopted son) |
Father | Thibaw Min |
Mother | Supayalat |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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.
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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.
Myat Phaya Lat Born: 4 October 1883 | ||
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Preceded by Thibaw Min |
Heir to the Burmese Throne 1916 – 1956 |
Succeeded by Taw Phaya |