Myat Phaya Galay

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 (စတုတ္ထသမီးတော်အရေးတော်ပုံစာတမ်း The Fourth Royal Daughter Crisis Document); 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" (1931).[1][2]

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 (present-day Mawlamyine).

Myat Phaya Galay married Ko Ko Naing, a former monk, in Rangoon on 1 July 1920. They had 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 – died 12 January 2019.
• 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.

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  ear-borning ceremony of Princess Myat Phaya Galay at Ratnagiri
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  The four daughters of King Thibaw, Myat Phaya Galay, Myat Phaya Gyi, Myat Phaya Lat, Myat Phaya
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  Myat Phaya Galay and her husband Ko Ko Naing
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  Myat Phaya Galay and her husband Ko Ko Naing