List of heirs to the Burmese thrones

This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the Burmese monarch to inherit the throne of various Burmese kingdoms (849–1885). Those who actually succeeded at any future time are shown in bold.

Pagan Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Pyinbya	Tannet	Heir apparent	son	859? father succeeded	904 succeeded	Theinhko 934?–943
Sale Ngahkwe	Theinhko	Heir apparent	son	934? father succeeded	956 succeeded	Sokkate 1021?–1038
Kyiso	Sokkate	Heir presumptive	brother	1021? father succeeded	1038 succeeded	Saw Lu 1049?–1077
Anawrahta	Saw Lu	Heir apparent	son	1049? father succeeded	11 April 1077 succeeded	Sithu I 1090–1112/13, grandson
Kyansittha	Sithu I	Heir apparent	grandson	17 January 1090 grandfather succeeded	1112/1113 succeeded	Min Shin Saw 1112/1113?–?, son
Alaungsithu	Min Shin Saw	Heir apparent	son	1112/13? father succeeded	? exiled	Narathu ?–1167, brother
	Narathu	Heir presumptive	son	116? brother exiled	1167 brother assassinated	Naratheinkha 1167–1171, son
Narathu	Naratheinkha	Heir apparent	son	1167 father succeeded	1171 succeeded	Sithu II 1171–1174, brother
Naratheinkha	Sithu II	Heir presumptive	brother	1171 brother succeeded	1174 succeeded	Htilominlo ?–1211, son
Sithu II	Htilominlo	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	18 August 1211 succeeded	Kyaswa ?–1235, son
Htilominlo	Naratheinga Uzana	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	1235 died	Kyaswa 1231–1235, brother
	Kyaswa	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	19 July 1235 brother died	Uzana 1235–1251, son
Narathu	Uzana	Heir apparent	son	1235 father succeeded	1251 succeeded	Narathihapate 1256, son
Uzana	Thihathu	Heir apparent	son	1251 father succeeded	May 1256 assassinated	Uzana of Bassein ?–1287, nephew
Narathihapate	Uzana of Bassein	Heir presumptive	son	? father succeeded	1 July 1287 assassinated	Theingapati 1289–1297, nephew
Kyawswa	Theingapati	Heir apparent	son	30 May 1289 father succeeded	17 December 1297 assassinated	End of Pagan Dynasty

Pinya Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Thihathu	Uzana I	Heir apparent	adopted son	7 February 1313 Formation of Pinya Kingdom	c. February 1325 succeeded	Kyawswa I 1325–1343, half-brother
Uzana I	Kyawswa I	Heir apparent	half-brother	c. February 1325 brother succeeded	29 March 1344 succeeded	Kyawswa II 1343–1350, son
Kyawswa I	Kyawswa II	Heir apparent	son	29 March 1344 father succeeded	12 December 1350 succeeded	Narathu 1350–1359, brother
Kyawswa II	Narathu	Heir presumptive	brother	12 December 1350 brother succeeded	19 March 1359 succeeded	Uzana II 1364, brother
Narathu	Uzana II	Heir presumptive	brother	June 1364 brother deposed	June 1364 succeeded	End of Pinya Kingdom

Sagaing Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Saw Yun	Tarabya I	Heir presumptive	half-brother	16 May 1315 Formation of Sagaing Kingdom	7 February 1327 succeeded	Kyaswa 1327–1335, nephew
Tarabya I	Kyaswa	Heir apparent	uncle	7 February 1327 son of Saw Yun	1335 usurped	Nawrahta Minye 1339–1348, brother
Kyaswa	Nawrahta Minye	Heir apparent	brother	1339 brother succeeded	1348 succeeded	Tarabya II 1350, brother
Nawrahta Minye	Tarabya II	Heir apparent	brother	1348 brother succeeded	c. March 1350 succeeded	Minbyauk Thihapate 1350–1352, brother-in-law
Tarabya II	Minbyauk Thihapate	Heir presumptive	brother-in-law	c. March 1350 brother-in-law succeeded	23 February 1352 succeeded	End of Sagaing Kingdom

Ava Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Swa Saw Ke	Tarabya	Heir apparent	son	c. April 1385 father elected king	April 1400 succeeded	Kale Kye-Taung Nyo April 1400, son
Tarabya	Kale Kye-Taung Nyo	Heir presumptive	son	April 1400 father succeeded	25 November 1400 uncle succeeded	Theiddat 1400–1406, uncle
Minkhaung I	Theiddat	Heir presumptive	brother	25 November 1400 brother succeeded	c. December 1406 nephew anointed	Minye Kyawswa 1406–1415, nephew
	Minye Kyawswa	Heir apparent	son	1406 anointed	15 March 1415 killed in action	Thihathu 1419–1421, brother
	Thihathu	Heir apparent	son	1419 brother died	c. October 1421 succeeded	Min Hla 1425, son
Thihathu	Min Hla	Heir presumptive	son	c. October 1421 father succeeded	August 1425 succeeded	Minye Kyawswa I 1426–1439
Mohnyin Thado	Minye Kyawswa I	Heir apparent	son	20 May 1426 father succeeded	by 26 April 1439 succeeded	Narapati I 1442–1442, brother
Minye Kyawswa I	Narapati I	Heir presumptive	brother	January 1442? brother succeeded	by 11 March 1442 succeeded	Thihathura 14??–1468, son
Narapati I	Thihathura	Heir apparent	son	11 March 1442 father succeeded	24 July 1468 succeeded	Minkhaung II 1468–1480, son
Thihathura	Minkhaung II	Heir apparent	son	24 July 1468 father succeeded	c. August 1480 succeeded	Thihathura II 1480–1501, son
Minkhaung II	Thihathura II	Heir apparent	son	c. August 1480 father succeeded	1485 became joint-king	Narapati II 1501, brother
	Narapati II	Heir apparent	son	4 March 1501 brother died	7 April 1501 succeeded	Mingyi Nyo of Ava 1519–1527
Narapati II	Mingyi Nyo of Ava	Heir apparent	son	1519 father succeeded	14 March 1527 father overthrown	Narapati III 1542–1545
Hkonmaing	Narapati III	Heir apparent	son	June 1542 father elected	September 1545 succeeded

Ramanya

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Wareru	Hkun Law	Heir presumptive	brother	30 January 1287 brother founded dynasty	c. 14 January 1307 succeeded	Saw Zein 13??–1323, nephew
Saw O	Saw Zein	Heir apparent	brother	13?? brother succeeded	September 1323 succeeded	Binnya E Laung 1330–1340s, nephew
Binnya E Law	Binnya E Laung	Heir presumptive	son	c. May 1330 father succeeded	1340s died	Binnya U 1340s–1348, cousin
	Binnya U	Heir presumptive	nephew	1340s cousin died	1348 succeeded	Baw Ngan-Mohn 1382–1384, nephew
Binnya U	Baw Ngan-Mohn	Heir apparent	son	by 1382 father succeeded	2 January 1384 brother succeeded	Baw Law Kyan Daw 1384–1390, nephew
Razadarit	Baw Law Kyan Daw	Heir presumptive	son	4 January 1384 father succeeded	c. April 1390 executed	Binnya Dhammaraza 1410s–1421, brother
	Binnya Dhammaraza	Heir apparent	son	1410s brother died	1421 succeeded	Binnya Ran I 1421–1424, brother
Binnya Dhammaraza	Binnya Ran I	Heir apparent	brother	1421 brother succeeded	1424 succeeded	Binnya Waru 14??–1446, nephew
Binnya Ran I	Binnya Waru	Heir apparent	nephew adopted son	14?? uncle succeeded	1446 succeeded	Dhammazedi 1460–1471, brother-in-law
Shin Sawbu	Dhammazedi	Heir apparent	son-in-law	1460 mother-in-law succeeded	1471 succeeded	Binnya Ran II 1471–1492, son
Dhammazedi	Binnya Ran II	Heir apparent	son	1483 father succeeded	1492 succeeded	Yazadipadi 15??–1526, son
Binnya Ran II	Yazadipadi	Heir apparent	son	15?? father succeeded	1526 died on day of accession

Prome Kingdom

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Thado Minsaw	Bayin Htwe	Heir apparent	son	? father founded kingdom	1526 brother succeeded	Narapati 1526–1532, son
Bayin Htwe	Narapati	Heir apparent	son	1526 father dethroned	c. December 1532 succeeded	Minkhaung 1532–1539, brother
Narapati	Minkhaung	Heir presumptive	brother	c. December 1532 uncle succeeded	c. February 1539 succeeded

Toungoo Dynasty

The dates after 1582 are according to the Gregorian calendar.

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Mingyi Nyo	Tabinshwehti	Heir apparent	son	16 April 1516 Only son	24 November 1530 succeeded	Bayinnaung 1542–1550, brother-in-law
Tabinshwehti	Bayinnaung	Heir presumptive	brother-in-law	April 1542 anointed	30 April 1550 succeeded	Nanda 1551–1581, son
Bayinnaung	Nanda	Heir apparent	son	11 January 1551 father succeeded	10 October 1581 succeeded	Mingyi Swa 1581–1593, son
Nanda	Mingyi Swa	Heir apparent	son	15 October 1581 father succeeded	8 February 1593 killed in action	Minye Kyawswa II 1593–1599, brother
	Minye Kyawswa II	Heir apparent	son	29 December 1593 brother died	December 1599 defected	Anaukpetlun 1603–1605, cousin
Nyaungyan	Anaukpetlun	Heir apparent	son	11 August 1603 father succeeded	5 November 1605 succeeded	Thalun 1605–1628, brother
Anaukpetlun	Thalun	Heir apparent	brother	5 November 1605 father succeeded	9 July 1628 nephew succeeded	Minye Kyawswa III 1635–1647, brother
Thalun	Minye Kyawswa	Heir apparent	brother	2 June 1635^[1] brother succeeded	18 August 1647 died	Pindale 1647–1648, nephew
	Pindale	Heir apparent	son	18 August 1647 uncle died	27 August 1648 succeeded	Minye Thihathu 1648–1653
Pindale	Minye Thihathu	Heir apparent	brother	5 September 1648^[2] brother succeeded	25 December 1653^[3] died	Narazeya 1654–1661, brother
	Narazeya	Heir apparent	son	30 January 1654^[4] uncle died	3 June 1661 father deposed	Narawara 1664–1672, cousin
Pye	Narawara	Heir apparent	son	1 June 1664 father succeeded	13 April 1672 succeeded	Sanay 1688–1698, nephew
Minye Kyawhtin	Sanay	Heir apparent	son	8 September 1688 father succeeded	4 May 1698 succeeded	Taninganway 1711–1714, son
Sanay	Taninganway	Heir apparent	son	1 November 1711 father succeeded	12 September 1714 succeeded	Mahadhammaraza Dipadi 1727–1733, son
Taninganway	Mahadhammaraza Dipadi	Heir apparent	son	6 May 1727 elder brothers died	12 December 1733 succeeded	End of Toungoo Dynasty

Konbaung Dynasty

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Alaungpaya	Naungdawgyi	Heir apparent	son	29 February 1752 Formation of Konbaung Dynasty	11 May 1760 succeeded	Hsinbyushin 1760–1763, brother
Naungdawgyi	Hsinbyushin	Heir presumptive	brother	11 May 1760 brother succeeded	28 November 1763 succeeded	Singu 1763–1776, son
Hsinbyushin	Singu	Heir apparent	brother	28 November 1763 father succeeded	10 June 1776 succeeded	Pyinsi 1776–1782, son
Singu	Pyinsi	Heir presumptive	son	10 June 1776 father succeeded	6 February 1782 killed	Thado Minsaw 1783–1808, first cousin
Bodawpaya	Thado Minsaw	Heir apparent	son	13 July 1783 father succeeded	9 April 1808 died	Bagyidaw 1808–1819, son
	Bagyidaw	Heir apparent	son	17 April 1808 father died	5 June 1819 succeeded	Setkya Mintha 1819–1837, son
Bagyidaw	Setkya Prince	Heir apparent^[5]	son	1819 father succeeded	4 April 1838 executed	Tharrawaddy 1837–1842, uncle
Tharrawaddy	Pagan	Heir presumptive	son	August 1842 father succeeded	17 November 1846 succeeded	Mindon 1846–1852, younger brother
Pagan	Mindon	Heir apparent	brother	17 November 1846 brother succeeded	18 February 1853 succeeded	Kanaung 1852–1866, younger brother
Mindon	Kanaung	Heir apparent	brother	18 February 1853 brother succeeded	2 August 1866 assassinated	Thibaw 1878, nephew
	Thibaw	Heir apparent	son	19 September 1878 elected	1 October 1878 succeeded	End of Konbaung Dynasty End of Burmese monarchy

Thibaw Min was deposed and exiled in 1885. He died in exile in India in 1916. He was succeeded as head of the family by his daughter Myat Phaya (1925–1956). From 1956 to 2019, the claimant to the throne was Taw Phaya, her nephew and the second son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay. After Taw Phaya's death in 2019, it remains unclear if his son Richard Taw Phaya Myat Gyi or his cousin Soe Win is the claimant to the throne.^[6]

References

1. (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 232–233): Saturday, 4th waning of Nayon 992 ME = 2 June 1635
2. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 212–213): Saturday, 4th waning of 1010 ME = 5 September 1648
3. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 218): Thursday, 7th waxing of Pyatho 1015 ME = 25 December 1653
4. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 218): Thursday, 13th waxing of Tabodwe 1015 ME = 30 January 1654
5. Tarling, Nicholas; Nicholas, Tarling (1992). The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia: Volume 2, The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-35506-3.
6. Zuzakar Kalaung (2 November 2017). . The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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