Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi of Toungoo
Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi သီရိမဟာစန္ဒာဒေဝီ | |
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Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi (
Brief
The queen was descended from the House of Mohnyin of Ava royalty from both sides.[2]
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The queen's personal name was Min Hla Htut (မင်းလှထွတ်, pronounced
Her life at Ava ended a year after Minkhaung II's death in April 1501. The new king and her first cousin Narapati II was eager to retain the loyalty of his vassals. In 1502, Narapati II sent her off to Toungoo (Taungoo) in a marriage of state to Mingyi Nyo, Viceroy of Toungoo.[4] At Toungoo, she became the second ranked vicereine of the ambitious viceroy. Mingyi Nyo was never more than a nominal vassal, and on 16 October 1510 formally declared independence. On 11 April 1511,[5] Mingyi Nyo held his coronation ceremony, in which he bestowed Min Hla Htut the title of Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi.[6] She had no children.[7]
References
Bibliography
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
- Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.