Mandalay Palace

Mandalay Palace was built by King Mindon to move the capital away from the British army. At present, the palace has been completely rebuilt because the original was burned down during World War II. The only thing left from Mandalay Palace is the Shwenandaw Monastery. This palace is full of stories that are considered brutal historical events during the era of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat. The mastermind behind this is Queen Alenandaw, the second wife of King Mindon, who supported King Thibaw to continue to rule the throne, including the massacre of the royal family in the palace. Queen Supayalat had absolute power to control King Thibaw and planned the massacre of the royal family who might try to seize power. She ordered all relatives to be killed and the bodies to be buried. There was a festival to muffle the screams. King Thibaw drank the water of the moon without knowing anything about the incident. The massacre took 3 days before everyone was killed. The graves were bulging from the bloated bodies. So she ordered elephants to trample them, but they could not resist. The body was then taken up and dumped in the Irrawaddy River. Shortly after, the British successfully captured the palace and exiled King Thibaw, Queen Supayalat, and Queen Alenandaw to Ratnagiri, India. The tower that you see as a clock tower is Supayalat Tower, the tower that Queen Supayalat climbed up to watch the British army invade before losing the city. #Waiting for the day to depart