Myat Phaya Galay

H.R.H. Princess Myat Phaya Galay
မြတ်ဖုရားကလေး
Born	25 April 1887 Ratnagiri, British India
Died	3 March 1936 (1936-03-04) (aged 48) Moulmein, British Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Known for	granddaughter of King Mindon
Spouse	Ko Ko Naing ​ ​ (m. 1920; died 1959)​
Children	4 son, 2 daughters: Taw Phaya Gyi Taw Phaya Taw Phaya Nge Taw Phaya Galay Hteik Su Phaya Gyi Hteik Su Phaya Htwe
Parent(s)	Thibaw Min Supayalat
Relatives	Myat Phayagyi (sister) Myat Paya Lat (sister) Myat Phaya (sister)

Princess Myat Phaya Galay (Burmese: မြတ်ဖုရားကလေး; 25 April 1887 – 3 March 1936) was a Burmese 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 Queen Supayalat.

Biography

Myat Phaya Galay and her husband Ko Ko Naing

The princess was called "Rebel Princess" by the British as she wrote a manifesto demanding her father kingdom and the royal gems and jewellery taken on the annexation of the country. She returned to Burma from Ratnagiri in 1915, and ordered to reside in Moulmein in 1932.

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

She married Ko Ko Naing, a former monk in Rangoon on 1 July 1920. She 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 (present-day Mawlamyine).

Family

She has four sons and two daughters:

• Taw Phaya Gyi. birth at Rangoon, 6 May 1922 – died 9 April 1948.
• Hteik Su Phaya Gyi. birth at Rangoon, 5 April 1923.
• Taw Phaya. birth at Rangoon, 22 March 1924.
• Taw Phaya Nge. birth at Rangoon, 17 July 1925 – died 21 April 1995.
• Taw Phaya Galay. birth at Rangoon, 30 July 1926 – died 18 June 2006.
• Hteik Su Phaya Htwe. birth at Rangoon, 20 August 1927 – died 21 June 2003.