Prince Naga, Prince of Pyinzi

Minye Thihakyaw (, born Naga; 1771 – 1855), commonly known as the Prince of Pyinzi, was a royal prince during the Konbaung dynasty, especially renowned for his composition of classical songs (or "Mahāgīta").
Life.
Maung Naga was born to King Hsinbyushin and Thanlyin Mibaya in 1771. Because he received the appanage of "Pyinzi", along with the title of "Minye Thihakyaw" in 1784, Maung Naga was known in life as the "Prince of Pyinzi." He married Min Shwenga, a daughter of King Hsinbyushin and Ratanadevi. Maung Naga died in 1855.
Works.
Among the five Pyinzi princes of the Konbaung dynasty, those who showed the most interest in Mahāgīta were Maung Naga and Hteiktin Pu. Although they both composed Mahāgīta songs, no Mahagita books described clearly which songs were written by which Prince of Pyinzi.
Following the 1789 royal order of Crown Prince Shwedaung, many professionals translated Thai and Khmer legends into Burmese with the help of ambassadors from the Ayutthaya Kingdom and the Khmer Empire. The translated Burmese versions were entitled Yama Zatdaw, Indrāvudha, Kesāsīri, and Sinkhapatta.
Maung Naga composed lyrics for eight chapters of the Yama Zatdaw:
In 1841 King Tharrawaddy went to Yangon together with Maung Naga. There he composed Mon songs:
Maung Naga composed "Yintkyu Waemandar" and "Yuzana Malar" patpyoes.