THIBAW PALACE & THIBAW POINT

Thibaw Palace:

Thibaw Min ( 1 January 1859 – 19 December 1916) was the last king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last in Burmese history. His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886.
Prince Thibaw was born Maung Pu,the son of king Mindon and one of his minor consorts, the princess of Laungshe. Thibaw's mother had been banished from the palace court by Mindon and spent her final years as a thilashin (female reununciant similar to a Buddhist nun). During the early years of his life, Thibaw studied Buddhist scriptures at a Buddhist monastery to win his father's favor. He passed the Pahtamabyan religious examinations and gained respect and recognition from his father and the chief queen.

One of Mindon's chief consorts, the Queen of the Middle Palace, Hsinbyumashin, helped to broker a marriage between her second daughter, Supayalat and Thibaw, who were half-siblings by blood.


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