Taw Phaya Gyi
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Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi |
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| Native name | တော်ဘုရားကြီး |
| Born |
6 May 1922 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died | 9 April 1948 (aged 25) Tatkon |
| Cause of death | Assassinated |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Rangoon University (BA) |
| Known for | Former Heir to the Throne of Burma |
| Spouse(s) | Daw Khin Kyi (m. 1945) |
| Children | Soe Win Myo Naing |
| Parent(s) | Ko Ko Naing Myat Phaya Galay |
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Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi (Burmese: တော်ဘုရားကြီး; 06 May 1922 – 09 April 1948) was a Burmese Prince, the eldest son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay and heir to the defunct Throne of Burmese, abolished in 1885. He was grandson of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat.
He was born on 06 May 1922, eldest son of Ko Ko Naing 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 and graduated BA from Rangoon University in 1945. He served as Petrol Rationing Officer with Dept 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 Rangoon, 1945) was Daw Khin Kyi who is the mother of his eldest surviving son, Soe Win birth at 1948, a former diplomat, and one of the most senior male members of the Konbaung Dynasty, a Pretender to the throne. He married secondly, U Sein Hlaing leaving a further son Myo Naing birth at 1949.
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