Su Su Lwin (great-granddaughter) Maung Maung Tin (Burmese: မောင်မောင်တင်; 20 August 1866—23 March 1945), also known as Mandalay U Tin, was a prince of the Konbaung dynasty, courtier, resistance leader, British colonial civil servant, writer, and historian.
During the latter half of the 19th century, this son of theirs, Prince of Myinmu Minye Thiha Kyaw (Burmese: မြင်းမူမင်သာ မင်းရဲသီဟကျော်), went on to wed the Ayutthaya princess Kyauk Pwa Saw, whose ancestors were, ironically, part of the cadre of Ayutthaya royals forcefully relocated to the ancient capital city of Inwa by Hsinbyushin during the Burmese–Siamese wars of the late 18th century.
[1][4] Maung Maung Tin was born to the Myinmu prince Minye Thiha Kyaw and Ayutthaya princess Kyauk Pwa Saw (Burmese: ကျောက်ဖွားစော) under the reign of then king of Burma Mindon Min in Burma's former capital city of Mandalay in the early morning hours of the 20th of August, 1866—a Monday.
[5] In 1876, at the age of 10, he was ordained as a novice at Shwe Kyin Monastery, situated at the foot of Mandalay Hill.
Upon completing his time as a novice, the prince continued his education as a layperson, delving into the realm of Burmese Studies at the very same monastery.
During his time at the court school, the young prince's exceptional abilities were recognized, earning him a scholarship and a stipend of fifteen kyats from His Majesty the King's Treasury.
A year later in 1891, he would be endowed upon by the British an administrative role in the townships of Kawlin and Pinlebu, Sagaing Region.
Over the course of several decades, he astutely gathered an array of cultural artifacts and antiques, including ancient Theravada Buddhist scriptures and canonical gold inscriptions inscribed on white pa-ra-paik (palm leaf manuscripts).
This collection of his, stored in his Mandalay home, eventually grew to over 4,000 palace manuscripts, including records, drawings, plays, etc.
The chronicle covers the entire history of the Konbaung dynasty through a synthesis of the parts of the two previous chronicles—the Hmannan Yazawin and Dutiya Yazawin—which focus on the relevant royal house, historical records, notes from interviews of former courtiers, and U Maung Maung Tin's own writing.