Taw Phaya
| Edward Taw Phaya | |
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| Native name | တော်ဘုရား |
| Born |
22 March 1924 (age 92) 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) |
U Ko Ko Naing Princess Mayat Phaya Galay |
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 was born the second son of Princess Mayat Phaya Galay, his older brother being assassinated by Communist insurgents in 1948.[1] Upon the death of his aunt in 1956,[2] he became the Head of the Royal House of Konbaung.
His father was U Ko Ko Naing, a former monk.
On 4 May 1944, he married his first cousin, Princess Phaya Rita, daughter of Prince Kodawgyi Naing and Princess Myat Phaya, who was the daughter of Burma's last king, Thibaw Min and the sister of his mother, Princess Mayat Phaya Galay.[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]
Quotes
"I'd be mad to want to become a king now. With these chaps, I don't think I'd get very far." - In an interview in 2008, he stated he was now the only surviving grandson of King Thibaw Min; Regarding his prospects for regaining the throne.[3]
"I don't understand politics. It's such a cheating game. I want to stay out of it."[1]
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References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Burma's Last Royal Laments a Crumbling Nation at the Wayback Machine (archived January 11, 2011), Reuters March 10, 2008
External links
| Taw Phaya Born: 22 March 1924 | ||
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| Preceded by Myat Paya Lat |
Heir to the Burmese Throne 1962 – Present |
Incumbent |