, image = , caption = , reign = 10 October 1581 – , coronation = , succession = Queen of the Western Palace , predecessor = Maha Dewi , successor = ''vacant'' , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = , regent = , spouse =

Nanda Nanda may refer to: Indian history and religion * Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE ** Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire ** Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), last ...

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Toungoo Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industr ...

, father = Thado Dhamma Yaza II , mother =

Salin Mibaya , image = , caption = , reign = 30 August 1551 – November/December 1588 , coronation = , succession = Chief vicereine of Prome , predecessor = ''unknown'' , success ...

, birth_date = in or before 1553/54According to the editors of (Minye Deibba 1967: 6), the poem ''Min Taya Medaw egyin'' describing the ancestry of the princess Min Taya Medaw was composed in 915 ME (1553/54). The ''egyin'' poems were usually composed in the same year or a few years after the birth of the poems' namesake royal child.
in or before 915 ME , birth_place =

Prome Pyay (, ; mnw, ပြန် , ; also known as Prome and Pyè) is principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, north-west of Yangon. It is an important trade center for the Ayey ...

(Pyay) , death_date = c. 1610s , death_place = Ava (Inwa) , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion =

Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

, signature = Min Taya Medaw ( my, မင်းတရား မယ်တော်, ) was a principal queen of King

Toungoo Dynasty , conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty , common_name = Taungoo dynasty , era = , status = Empire , event_start = Independence from Ava , year_start ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

(Myanmar) from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was her first cousin.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 103 The queen was described in a well-known ''eigyin''-style poem/song by the famous poet

Nawaday Nawade ( my, နဝဒေး; also spelt Nawaday) is a title given by the Burmese kings to the poet laureates of ancient Burma. Whereas there were at least five court poets who were given the title of Nawade only two are frequently discussed in aca ...

, who served at the Prome court.Ni Ni Myint 2004: 17 She and the king had no children. After Nanda lost power in 1599, she spent ten years in

in exile until 1610. On , King

Anaukpetlun Anaukbaklun ( my, အနောက်ဘက်လွန် ; 21 January 1578 – 9 July 1628) was the sixth king of Taungoo Burma and was largely responsible for restoring the kingdom after it collapsed at the end of 16th century. In his 22–yea ...

, who had just defeated

Natshinnaung Natshinnaung ( my, နတ်သျှင်နောင်, ; 1579–1613) was a Toungoo prince who was a noted poet and an accomplished musician, as well as an able military commander. He later became a rebellious ruler of Toungoo, and went ov ...

, the self-proclaimed king of Toungoo, ordered that the queen, Min Htwe, and

Natshin Medaw Natshin Medaw ( my, နတ်ရှင် မယ်တော်, or , ) was crown princess of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1581 to 1586. Early life The princess the only child of Viceroy Thado Minsaw of Ava and Queen Inwa Mibaya in 15 ...

be sent to Ava (Inwa) with the full royal regalia befitting their former status.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 141): ''Monday'', 3rd waning of Tawthalin 972 ME = ''Saturday'', 4 September 1610 NS

Ancestry

From her mother's side, she was descended from Ava and

royal lines.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89 She was the younger daughter of Thado Dhamma Yaza II, Viceroy of Prome, and a niece of King

Bayinnaung , image = File:Bayinnaung.JPG , caption = Statue of Bayinnaung in front of the National Museum of Myanmar , reign = 30 April 1550 – 10 October 1581 , coronation = 11 January 1551 at Toung ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Medaw, Min Taya Chief queens consort of Toungoo dynasty 1550s births Year of death unknown 16th-century Burmese women 17th-century Burmese women