Thibaw Min
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Thibaw Min, also Thebaw, was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma and also the last Burmese monarch in the country's history. His reign ended when the Royal Burmese armed forces were defeate
Thibaw, c. 1886
A photograph of King Thibaw and his wives, half-sisters Supayalat and Supayalay (November 1885)
King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat on the Bumblebee Throne (Palin) at Glass Hall, Mandalay Palace
King Thibaw's Royal Barge on the Mandalay Palace moat in 1885.
Myat Phaya Gyi
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Princess Myat Phaya Gyi was a Burmese royal princess and most senior member of the Royal House of Konbaung. She was the eldest daughter of the last ruling king of Burma, King Thibaw, and his queen Sup
Thibaw Min
…Hteiksu Phaya Galay. The surviving exiled royal family was relocated to Burma in 1919, after the king's death. In exile, the king's first born daughter, Myat Phaya Gyi, had had a romance with a married Indian gatekeeper, Gopal Sawant, which resulted in a daughter, Tutu. Despite the royal family's opposition, the three…
Myat Phaya Gyi, c. 1914
Myat Phaya Gyi and her nurse Taungzin Princess, c. 1884
Mandalay Palace grounds
The brick palace in Ratnagiri that Myat Phaya Gyi and the royal family was exiled to