Taw Phaya
Edward Taw Phaya | |
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Native name | တော်ဘုရား |
Born |
22 March 1924 (age 94) Maymyo, British Burma |
Residence | Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar |
Nationality | Burmese |
Other names | Htun Aung |
Known for | Pretender to the Throne of Burma |
Spouse(s) |
Phaya Rita (m. 1944) |
Children |
Richard Taw Phaya Myat Gyi |
Parent(s) |
Ko Ko Naing Myat Phaya Galay |
Relatives |
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Prince Edward Taw Phaya (Burmese: တော်ဘုရား, born 22 March 1924, also known as Tun Aung) is the Pretender to the Throne of Burma (abolished in 1885). He is the second son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay, the fourth daughter of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat.[1] Upon the death of his aunt Myat Phaya Lat in 1956, he became the Head of the Royal House of Konbaung.[2]
Biography
Taw Phaya was born on 22 March 1924 in Maymyo, British Burma to parents, Mon royal descendant Ko Ko Naing and Princess Myat Phaya Galay who was the fourth daughter of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat.
He attended high school at St Patrick’s High School, Moulmein and St Paul’s School in Rangoon. He worked as director of Thibaw Commercial Syndicate (TCS) Co.,Ltd in 1951 from 1962. He also Vice-president of Association for Buddhism as the National Religion in 1958.
On 4 May 1944, he married his first cousin, Princess Phaya Rita, daughter of Prince Kodawgyi Naing and Princess Myat Phaya, who was the third daughter of Burma's last king, Thibaw Min and the sister of his mother.[2]
Family
He has issue, five sons and two daughters:[2]
- Richard Taw Phaya Myat Gyi (born 14 May 1945). Heir and second in line to the throne.
- David Taw Phaya Myat (born 1 April 1947).
- Edward Taw Phaya Myat Nge (born 27 April 1948 - died 14 November 1955).
- Joseph Taw Phaya Myat Aye (born 19 March 1950).
- Paul Taw Phaya Myat Thaike (b. 19 February 1954).
- Ann-Marie Su Phaya Lay (10 September 1952).
- Rose-Marie Su Phaya Naing (born 21 April 1956).[2]
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References
- ↑ Kennedy, Phoebe, Burmese dictator lives like a king, laments the nation's last royal, published in The Independent, 12 March 2010
- 1 2 3 4 "The Konbaung Dynasty (part 19)". Royal Ark. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
External links
Taw Phaya Born: 22 March 1924 | ||
Royal titles | ||
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Preceded by Myat Phaya Lat |
Heir to the Burmese Throne 1962 – Present |
Incumbent |