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Supaya
Supaya (, also spelt suphaya) is the highest royal title for the Burmese royal princesses. The title is given only to the daughters of the Chief Queen, and those of blue-blooded queens. It is said that there were only 8 princesses given the title of Supaya during the reign of King Mindon. This royal title is "Princess Royal". Recipients The awarded eight princesses during the reign of King Mindon are as follows. Notes See also * Burmese royal titles References {{reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar Royal titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supayalat
Supayalat (, ; 13 December 1859 – 24 November 1925), also spelt Suphayalat, was the last queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878–1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw (; also known as Hsinbyumashin or Lady of the White Elephant). The British corruption of her name was "Soup Plate". She was married to her half-brother, Thibaw Min, Thibaw, who became the last king of the Konbaung dynasty in 1878, upon Mindon Min's death. She is best known for engineering a massacre of 80 to 100 royal family members, to prevent potential rivals from usurping Thibaw's power, although she had always denied any knowledge of the plot, which may have been hatched by her mother together with some of the ministers, including the chancellor Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung. King Thibaw was known for his reliance on Supayalat. Although Thibaw was king, many historians say it was Supayalat who actually ruled the country. The bloody coup that brought her and Thibaw to power associated her name with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsinbyumashin
Hsinbyumashin (; 22 November 1821 – 26 February 1900) was a List of Burmese consorts, senior queen of King Mindon Min of Burma during the Konbaung dynasty. She was known for the Bronze Hall Massacre. She was the daughter of King Bagyidaw and his consort Nanmadaw Me Nu (Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw). She was one of the most influential queen consorts in Burmese history, and often regarded as the power behind the throne. Early life Hsinbyumashin was born as Shwe Nanshin Me on 22 November 1821 to King Bagyidaw by his chief queen Nanmadaw Me Nu. She was granted the appanages of Sagaing and Singu after her birth. When her mother Me Nu was executed with attempts to seize the throne by King Tharrawaddy Min, Tharrawaddy, Princess Setkya Dewi saved her life and took her home. Later, she was wedded to Mindon Min, the penultimate king, who made her the high-ranking "Queen of the Central Palace" (). Her full regnal title upon ascending the throne was Sīripavaratiloka Mahārājindādhipati P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salin Supaya
Thu Thiri Myatswa Ratana Devi (, ), commonly known as the Princess of Salin () or Salin Supaya (, ),Burmese royals were only known by the name of the towns or territories they governed as liege-lord or ''myosa'', which was the equivalent of a duke. For example, King Thibaw governed the town of Thibaw (Hsipaw, in the Shan State) when he was a prince. was the Tabindaing princess (chief queen designate) during the late Konbaung dynasty. She was nicknamed "Selina Sophia" by Europeans. As a favourite daughter of King Mindon and one who was proficient in mathematics, she served as head of the royal treasury (the equivalent of HM Treasury) during the reign of King Mindon. Biography Salin Supaya was born in 1847 to King Mindon and his consort Limban Mibaya at the Amarapura Palace in the old capital of Amarapura in Burma. Her given name was Me Myo Mon (မယ်မျိုးမွန်). She was considered to be King Mindon's mother reborn. She was adopted by the Queen of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Thibaw
Thibaw Min, also Thebaw (, ; 1 January 1859 – 16 December 1916), was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last Burmese monarch in the country's history. His reign ended when the Royal Burmese armed forces were defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886. Early life Prince Thibaw was born ''Maung'' Yay Set (), the son of King Mindon () and one of his consorts, Laungshe Mibaya. Thibaw's mother had been banished from the palace court by Mindon and spent her final years as a , a kind of female Burmese Buddhist renunciant. During the early years of his life, Thibaw studied Buddhist texts at a to win his father's favor. He passed the '' '' religious examinations and gained respect and recognition from his father and from the chief queen. He was also educated at Aitchison College in Lahore (in present-day Pakistan). One of Mindon's ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supayalay
Supayalay (; 1863 – 25 June 1912) was a junior queen consort of the Konbaung dynasty, and was married to her half-brother Thibaw Min, the last monarch in the dynasty, in 1878. She was one of the three only queens of King Thibaw. Early life Supayalay, born in 1863 at the Royal Palace, in Mandalay as Hteik Supayalay, was the youngest of three daughters between King Mindon Min, Mindon and Hsinbyumashin. She was a full-blooded sister of Supayagyi and Supayalat. She received the appanage of Yamethin Township, Yamethin and was therefore known as the Princess of Yamethin, with the royal title of Sri Suriya Singha Ratna Devi. Her marriage was never consummated, and Supayalat was said to have forced monogamy on a Burmese king for the first and the last time in history, even though Thibaw also subsequently married her eldest sister Hteik Supayagyi. Exile The royal family's reign lasted just seven years when Thibaw Min was defeated in the Third Anglo-Burmese War and forced to abdicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyinzi Supaya
Thu Pabawadi (, ; 1861–1915), commonly known as Pyinzi Princess () or Pyinzi Supaya (), was a high-ranking royal princess of the late Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Life Pyinzi Supaya was born to King Mindon and his consort Magway Mibaya in 1861 at the Mandalay Palace. Her father gave her the appanage of Taungdwingyaung. When Thado Minye, Prince of Pyinzi, was assassinated in the Myingun Myinkhondaing rebellion, she received the appanage of Pyinzi, and was known thereafter as Pyinzi Princess. When her sister, Mingin Supaya was found guilty of having sexual relationship with a commoner and was ordered to be imprisoned for violating social taboos concerning sex, her family and its servants were sent as slaves to Man Aung Yadana Wakhingone Pagoda. On 25 April 1883, at a sayadaw's request, Supayalat set them free, but they remained under house arrest until the abdication of King Thibaw in 1885. Although they were not favored by Supayalat, she remained on good terms with the fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supayagyi
, image = Queen Supayagyi.jpg , caption = , succession = Chief queen consort of Burma , reign = 30 October 1878 – 12 April 1879 , predecessor = Thiri Pawara Maha Yazeinda Yadana Dewi , successor = Supayalat , succession1 = Princess of Mong Nawng , reign1 = 1854 – 1878 , coronation1 = , predecessor1 = , successor1 = ''disestablished'' , birth_date = 1854 , birth_place = Mandalay, Burma , death_date = , death_place = Mingun, British Burma , consort = yes , spouse = Thibaw , issue = None , full name = , house = Konbaung , father = King Mindon , mother = Hsinbyumashin , religion = Theravada Buddhism , place of burial = Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar Supayagyi (; 1854 – 25 February 1912), also spelt Suphayagyi, was the penultimate chief queen consort of the Konbaung dynasty, and was married to Thibaw Min, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Mindon
Mindon Min (, ; 1808 – 1878), born Maung Lwin, was the penultimate king of Burma (Myanmar) from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma because of his role in the Fifth Buddhist Council. Under his half brother King Pagan, the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 ended with the annexation of Lower Burma by the British Empire. Mindon and his younger brother Kanaung overthrew their half brother King Pagan. He spent most of his reign trying to defend the upper part of his country from British encroachments, and to modernize his kingdom. Early life Mindon was born ''Maung Lwin'' in 1808, a son of Tharrawaddy Min and Chandra Mata Mahay, Queen of the south Royal Chamber. He studied at the Maha Zawtika monastic college in Amarapura until the age of 23, and held deep respect for religion and religious scholarship throughout his life. Mindon grew up in the shadow of British control – by 1853, the year of his coronation, Burma had gone through radical cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingin Supaya
Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi (, ), commonly known as Princess of Mingin or Mingin Supaya, was a high-ranking Burmese royal princess during the late Konbaung dynasty. Life Thiri Thu Yadana Wadi (later promoted to Thiri Thu Yadana Dewi) was born to King Mindon and Magway Mibaya at Mandalay Palace. She, at first, received the appanage of Lè Gaing which was replaced with the town of Mingin in April 1861. The ear-boring ceremony () for Mingin Supaya was held on 6 February 1868. After King Thibaw ascended the throne, she, along with other princesses, was administered to take an oath of loyalty on 18 November 1878. Mingin Supaya, together with Momeik Princess, was granted an opportunity to feed Hteik Su Myat Phaya Gyi (first daughter of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat Supayalat (, ; 13 December 1859 – 24 November 1925), also spelt Suphayalat, was the last queen of Burma who reigned in Mandalay (1878–1885), born to King Mindon Min and Queen of Alenandaw (; also known as Hsinbyumashin or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limban Mibaya
Thiri Thu Sandar Dewi (; ), commonly known as Limban Mibaya (), was a queen of the fourth rank of King Mindon during the Konbaung dynasty. She was one of the queens of the Royal Treasury (ရွှေတိုက်စာရင်းဝင် မိဖုရား) and later promoted to Devi-ranked queen—one of the highest distinctions bestowed upon a queen consort in the Konbaung dynasty. Life and family Limban Mibaya was born in 1830 to Tharbyu (also Minyon), mayor of Kanaung and Myanaung and his second wife Thakhingyi Khin-U Shinma. She was the elder sister of Thetpan Mibaya. Her father's first wife gave birth to Khin The, and so Limban Mibaya and the Queen of the Northern Palace were half-sisters (shared same father). When her father died, her mother married an officer of Kyaukpadaung and gave birth to Tharazein Mibaya, Maung Lay Nge, and Maung Thudaw. Thus, Limban Mibaya and Tharazein Mibaya were also half-sisters (shared same mother). Life in palace Limban Mibaya beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magway Mibaya
Thiri Mahar Thu Mingalar Sandar Dewi (; ), commonly known as Magway Mibaya (), was a senior queen consort of King Mindon during the late Konbaung dynasty. She was a daughter of King Tharrawaddy and his consort Kyapin Mibaya. She was a Princess of Taungtha during the reign of her father. Being a half-sister of King Mindon, she was promoted to a Nanzwe MibayaKing Mindon created a special position called Nanzwe Mibaya for his four queens– Yinge Mibaya, Laungshe Mibaya, Magway Mibaya and Seindon Mibaya. It's between Nanya Mibaya (first rank) and Ahsaungya Mibaya (second rank). and received the appanage of Magway when he ascended the throne. King Mindon and Magway Mibaya gave birth to Mingin Supaya and Pyinzi Supaya. She was not compatible with the Queen of the Central Palace Hsinbyumashin. After granting permission from King Mindon, to avoid the beset caused by Hsinbyumashin faction in the palace, she was relinquished her insignia of Mibaya to leave the palace and married an or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Royal Titles
Burmese royal titles are the royal styles that were in use by the Burmese monarchy until the disintegration of the last Burmese monarchy, the Konbaung dynasty, in 1885. These titles were exclusively used by those of royal lineage (; ; ), or more formally, Maha Zi Maha Thwei (). Titles and rank in the Konbaung dynasty King Kings in Burma assumed a distinctive regnal name and title, usually a combination of Pali and Sanskrit, upon ascending to the throne. The King was known by a variety of titles, including the following: *''Hpondawgyi (Hlathaw) Hpaya'' ( ) *''Ashin Hpaya'' ( ) *''Shwe Nan Shin Hpaya'' () *''Ekarit Min Myat'' () *''Shin Bayin'' () *''Athet U San Paing Than Ashin'' (, ) *''Shwe Nan Shwe Pyatthat Thahkin'' (, ) - used in the Taungoo and Konbaung dynasties *''Hkamedaw'' ( , ) - by his children (the princes and princesses) *''Dagadaw Yemyeshin'' () - by Buddhist monks *''Dagadaw Ekarit Min Myat'' () - by Buddhist monks King's consorts In the early days of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
