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King and Queen of Burma 

 King Thebaw of Burma and his blood-thirsty Queen Soupayalat, who brought about his down- 

 fall in 18S5 and the annexation of Burma by England. The royal pair are framed in one of the 

 wonderfully carved teak entrances to the vShive Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon 



