Htaw Lay
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Sitke Htaw Lay ထော်လေး KSM |
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| Magistrate of the Provincial Civil Service of Moulmein | |
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In office 1838–1853 |
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| Preceded by | New office |
| Governor of Dala | |
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In office 1805–1827 |
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| Monarch |
Bodawpaya (1805–19) Bagyidaw (1819–27) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1776 Martaban, Konbaung Burma |
| Died | 1869 or 1871 (aged 92 or 94) Twante, British Burma |
| Spouse(s) | Min Ya |
| Relations |
May Oung Tun Hla Oung Myo Kyawt Myaing |
| Children | 5, including: Daw Htu (2nd) Daw Hmya (3rd) Daw Mya May (5th) |
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| Allegiance |
 Konbaung Dynasty
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| Service/branch | Royal Burmese Army |
| Years of service | 1824–26 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | First Anglo-Burmese War |
Maung Htaw Lay (Burmese: မောင်ထော်လေး, pronounced [màʊɴ tʰɔ̀ lé]; also spelled Maung Taulay; 1776–1869 or 1871) was Magistrate of Moulmein (Mawlamyaing) from 1838 to 1853 during the early British colonial period of Myanmar (Burma), and governor of Dala from 1805 to 1827 during the Konbaung period. Prior to his defection to the British in 1827, he had been a Royal Burmese Army commander, and had fought in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26). At Moulmein, Htaw Lay became one of the most senior indigenous officials in the colonial government. He moved to Yangon (Rangoon) in 1853 after the British annexation of Lower Burma. He successfully used his influence with the colonial government to stop the occupation forces' pillaging of Buddhist shrines around Yangon, and with the help of his son-in-law Maung Khaing, spent the rest of his life restoring the Shwedagon Pagoda.
The colonial government named two wide streets in downtown Yangon after him and Maung Khaing. The two street names survived the renaming of Yangon streets until 1989. Some of his descendants became some of the most prominent members of the colonial era, including May Oung, and Tun Hla Oung. The singer Myo Kyawt Myaing is his four times great grandnephew.
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 1805, Alaungpaya's fourth son King Bodawpaya appointed Htaw Lay governor (myoza) of Dala (modern Dala and Twante). His official style was Min Kyaw Thiha (မင်းကျော်သီဟ), and it was later upgraded to Kyawhtin Thihathu (ကျော်ထင် သီဟသူ).
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