Taw Phaya
| Edward Taw Phaya | |
|---|---|
| Native name | တော်ဘုရား |
| Born |
22 March 1924 (age 93) 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 |
Richard Taw Phaya Myat Gyi
David Taw Phaya Myat
Edward Taw Phaya Myat Nge
Joseph Taw Phaya Myat Aye
Paul Taw Phaya Myat Thaike
Ann-Marie Su Phaya Lay
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. Upon the death of his aunt in 1956, 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.
He has issue, five sons and two daughters:
"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.
"I don't understand politics. It's such a cheating game. I want to stay out of it."
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