Alaungpaya [SEP] noble family
Alaungpaya
Alaungpaya (, ; also spelled Alaunghpaya or Alaung Phra; 11 May 1760) was the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). By the time of his death from illness during his campaign in Siam, this former chief of a small village in Upper Burma had unified Burma, subdued Manipur, conquered Lan Na and driven out the French and the British who had given help to the Mon Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom. He also founded Yangon in 1755.
He is considered as one of the three greatest
of his descendants became some of the most prominent members of the colonial era, including Mya Sein, May Oung, and Tun Hla Oung. The singer Myo Kyawt Myaing is his four times great grandnephew.
Early life and career.
Born in Martaban (Mottama) in 1776, Htaw Lay was the eldest child of a leading ethnic Mon noble family in Lower Burma. He had three younger brothers and two younger sisters. His father had been a senior official in the service of Konbaung monarchs since King Alaungpaya. In