Sons of the Prince of Myingun in Paris c. 1890. They both died in exile in Saigon in the 1910s.
2 August 1866
Prince of Myingun
room Viet Nam
people King Mindon Kanaung Prince Prince of Myingun
The Prince of Myingun, on 2nd August 1866, rebelled against his father King Mindon, killing his uncle, the Prince of Kanaung and a number of high officials. His rebellion lasted several weeks and was crushed only after considerable bloodshed. The Prince of Kanaung had been the kingdom's leading reformer and his death crippled efforts to modernise the army and other royal institutions. This photograph of the Myingun Prince was taken in Saigon where he died in 1921. His sons, shown here in a photograph taken in Paris c. 1890, both died in exile in Saigon in the 1910s.
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