Sao Nang Tip Htila

Princess Sao Nang Tip Htila of Keng Tung

Born in 1871, Princess Sao Nang Tip Htila of Keng Tung, is the sister of the 52nd and 53rd Saophas of Kengtung and the wife of the Saopha of Kenghkam. A powerful figure in her own right, she was renowned for her cunning and charisma and admired by her countrymen and British alike. She was also a shrewd businesswoman (and early importer of motor cars) and attended the 1903 Delhi Durbar marking the coronation of Edward VII as King-Emperor of...