Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi | |
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တော်ဘုရားကြီး | |
Born | |
Died | 9 April 1948 | (aged 25)
Cause of death | Assassinated |
Nationality | Burmese |
Alma mater | Rangoon University (BA) |
Known for | Heir to the Throne of Burma |
Spouse |
Khin Kyi (m. 1945) |
Children | Soe Win Myo Naing |
Parent(s) | Ko Ko Naing Myat Phaya Galay |
Relatives |
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Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi (Burmese: တော်ဘုရားကြီး; 6 May 1922 – 9 April 1948) was a Burmese prince and 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. During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese government sought to set up Burma as a puppet kingdom within its empire with him as its puppet ruler.