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. It is said that there were only 8 princesses given the title of Supaya during the reign of King Mindon.This royal title is "Princess Royal".
Recipients
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 | |
| 2 | Myadaung Supayalat | 
|
||
| 3 | Yamethin Supayalay | 
|
||
| 4 | Pakhangyi Supaya | 
|
King Thibaw's mother Laungshe Mibaya | |
| 5 | Meiktila Supaya | 
|
||
| 6 | Mingin Supaya | 
|
Magway Mibaya | |
| 7 | Pyinzi Supaya | 
|
||
| 8 | Salin Supaya | 
|
Limban Mibaya |
Notes
- 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
References
- 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.
- ^ 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.