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. Those who actually succeeded at any future time are shown in bold.

[Pagan Kingdom]

[Pinya Kingdom]

[Sagaing Kingdom]

[Ava Kingdom]

Ramanya">Hanthawaddy Kingdom">Ramanya

[Prome Kingdom]

[Toungoo Dynasty]

The dates after 1582 are according to the Gregorian calendar.
MonarchHeirStatusRelationship to MonarchBecame heir; reasonCeased to be heir; reasonNext in succession
Mingyi NyoTabinshwehtiHeir apparentson16 April 1516
Only son		24 November 1530
succeeded		Bayinnaung
1542–1550, brother-in-law
TabinshwehtiBayinnaungHeir presumptivebrother-in-lawApril 1542
anointed		30 April 1550
succeeded		Nanda
1551–1581, son
BayinnaungNandaHeir apparentson11 January 1551
father succeeded		10 October 1581
succeeded		Mingyi Swa
1581–1593, son
NandaMingyi SwaHeir apparentson15 October 1581
father succeeded		8 February 1593
killed in action		Minye Kyawswa II
1593–1599, brother
NandaMinye Kyawswa IIHeir apparentson29 December 1593
brother died		December 1599
defected		Anaukpetlun
1603–1605, cousin
NyaungyanAnaukpetlunHeir apparentson11 August 1603
father succeeded		5 November 1605
succeeded		Thalun
1605–1628, brother
AnaukpetlunThalunHeir apparentbrother5 November 1605
father succeeded		9 July 1628
nephew succeeded		Minye Kyawswa III
1635–1647, brother
ThalunMinye KyawswaHeir apparentbrother2 June 1635
brother succeeded		18 August 1647
died		Pindale
1647–1648, nephew
ThalunPindaleHeir apparentson18 August 1647
uncle died		27 August 1648
succeeded		Minye Thihathu
1648–1653
PindaleMinye ThihathuHeir apparentbrother5 September 1648
brother succeeded		25 December 1653
died		Narazeya
1654–1661, brother
PindaleNarazeyaHeir apparentson30 January 1654
uncle died		3 June 1661
father deposed		Narawara
1664–1672, cousin
PyeNarawaraHeir apparentson1 June 1664
father succeeded		13 April 1672
succeeded		Sanay
1688–1698, nephew
Minye KyawhtinSanayHeir apparentson8 September 1688
father succeeded		4 May 1698
succeeded		Taninganway
1711–1714, son
SanayTaninganwayHeir apparentson1 November 1711
father succeeded		12 September 1714
succeeded		Mahadhammaraza Dipadi
1727–1733, son
TaninganwayMahadhammaraza DipadiHeir apparentson6 May 1727
elder brothers died		12 December 1733
succeeded		End of Toungoo Dynasty

[Konbaung Dynasty]

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 Lat. From 1956 to 2019, the claimant to the throne was Taw Phaya, the second son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay.