Myat Phaya Galay


Princess Myat Phaya Galay was a Burmese royal princess and senior member of the Royal House of Konbaung. She was the fourth daughter of the last ruling king of Burma, King Thibaw, and his queen Supayalat.

Biography

Myat Phaya Galay was born on 25 April 1887 in Ratnagiri, British India. She returned to Burma from Ratnagiri in 1915, and ordered to reside in Moulmein in 1932.

The princess was fluent in English and acted as the royal family's spokesperson airing their grievances in a document called Sadutta thamidaw ayeidawbon sadan ; she was sent away by the colonial government to live in Moulmein where she spent the rest of her days.
Myat Phaya Galay was called "Rebel Princess" by the British as she wrote a manifesto demanding the return of her father's kingdom and the royal gems and jewelry taken in their annexation of the country. She was the author of "Private affairs by H.R.H. the fourth Princess, daughter of the late H.M. King Thibaw and his crowned Queen of Burma whose inner facts are unknown to the public".
Myat Phaya Galay died at her mansion on West Cantonment Road, Moulmein on 3 March 1936 and her husband died in Rangoon in 1959. Her tomb is located near Kyaik Than Lan Pagoda, Moulmein.

Marriage and issue

Myat Phaya Galay married Ko Ko Naing, a former monk, in Rangoon on 1 July 1920. They had four sons and two daughters: