Taw Phaya Gyi
Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi (Burmese: တော်ဘုရားကြီး; 6 May 1922 – 9 April 1948) was a Burmese prince, the heir to the defunct throne of Burma (abolished in 1885). He was the eldest son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay and the grandson of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat.
Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi | |
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တော်ဘုရားကြီး | |
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| Born | 6 May 1922 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died | 9 April 1948 (aged 25) |
| Cause of death | Assassinated |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Rangoon University (BA) |
| Known for | Former Heir to the Throne of Burma |
| Spouse(s) | Khin Kyi ( m. 1945) |
| Children | Soe Win Myo Naing |
| Parent(s) | Ko Ko Naing Myat Phaya Galay |
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Biography
Taw Phaya Gyi was born on 6 May 1922 in Rangoon, British Burma to Ko Ko Naing, a former monk and Princess Myat Phaya Galay, who was the fourth daughter of King Thibaw and Chief Queen Supayalat. He studied at St Patrick’s High School Moulmein, St Paul’s School in Rangoon and graduated with a baccalaureate from Rangoon University in 1945. He served as Petrol Rationing Officer with the Departtment of Civil Supplies, when he was assassinated by Communist insurgents, who mistook him for a police officer at Tatkon, Central Burma in April 1948.
He married twice; his first wife (married in Rangoon, 1945) was Khin Kyi who is the mother of his eldest surviving son, Soe Win, born 1947, a former diplomat and pretender to the throne, as one of the most senior male members of the Konbaung Dynasty. He married secondly, leaving another son, Myo Naing, born 1948.