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 | Myat Phaya |
| Born | 4 October 1883 Royal Palace, Burma |
| Died | 4 April 1956 (aged 72) Kalimpong, West Bengal, India |
| Spouse | |
| 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 the Royal Householder after the death of her father, King Thibaw while in exile in 1916.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Myat Phaya Lat was born on 4 October 1883 at the Royal Palace, Mandalay. She was the second daughter of King Thibaw by his chief queen Supayalat.
The princess was married on 20 February 1917 at the Collector's Bungalow, Ratnagiri, Bombay, India, to 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[edit]
- ^ "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.