Supaya
Supaya (Burmese: စုဖုရား, 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.[1] It is said that there were only 8 princesses given the title of Supaya during the reign of King Mindon.[2]
Recipients[edit]
The awarded eight princesses during the reign of King Mindon are as follows.
| No. | Title | Photo | Mother | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mai Naung Supayagyi | 
|
The Queen of the Central Palace, Hsinbyumashin | [3] |
| 2 | Myadaung Supayalat | 
|
[3] | |
| 3 | Yamethin Supayalay | 
|
[3] | |
| 4 | Pakhangyi Supaya | 
|
King Thibaw's mother Laungshe Mibaya | [4] |
| 5 | Meiktila Supaya | 
|
[5] | |
| 6 | Mingin Supaya | 
|
Magway Mibaya | [6] |
| 7 | Pyinzi Supaya | 
|
[7] | |
| 8 | Salin Supaya[note 1] | 
|
Limban Mibaya | [8] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Salin Supaya was not a blue blood. However, King Mindon conferred the title of Supaya since she was the most dearest daughter of King Mindon, as the saying goes, "Son Kyapin, daughter Salin".
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lhuiṅʻ (Ūʺ.), Sinʻʺ (2000). Khetʻ hoṅʻʺ Mranʻ māʹ samuiṅʻʺ sutesana ʾabhidhānʻ (in Burmese). Takkasuilʻ myāʺ Samuiṅʻʺ Sutesana Ūʺ cīʺ Ṭhāna.
- ^ Dawei, Maung Than Swe (1999). Konbaung Shinn Dann. Yar Pyae. p. 147.
- ^ a b c Shah, Sudha (2012-06-14). The King In Exile : The Fall Of The Royal Family Of Burma. Harper Collins. ISBN 9789350295984.
- ^ Hardiman, John Percy (1900). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States. superintendent, Government printing, Burma.
- ^ "The King's Little Sister - Things Myanmar". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ Taṅʻ (Ūʺ), Moṅʻ Moṅʻ (2004). Kunʻʺ bhoṅʻ chakʻ mahā rājavaṅʻ toʻ krīʺ (in Burmese). Loka Cā pe.
- ^ Lha, Tuiʺ (2004). Nhacʻ chayʻ Rā cu e* Mahā lū sā ̋: ʼA rhaṅʻ Vicittasārābhivaṃsa, Tipiṭakadhara Dhammabhaṇḍāgārika (in Burmese). Myanmar Historical Commission.
- ^ White, Herbert Thirkell (2011). Burma. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-60067-6.