, image = , caption = , reign = 15 October 1581 – November 1586 , coronation = , succession = Princess consort of Burma , predecessor =

Hanthawaddy Mibaya , image = , caption = , reign = 10 November 1581 – , coronation = , succession = Chief queen consort of Burma , predecessor = Sanda Dewi , successor = Th ...

, successor =

Yaza Datu Kalaya , image = Natshinnaung and Yaza Datu Kalaya.jpg , caption = Statue of Natshinnaung and Yaza Datu Kalaya in Taungoo , reign = – November 1603 , coronation = , succession = Princ ...

, suc-type = Successor , reg-type = , regent = , spouse =

Mingyi Swa Mingyi Swa ( my, မင်းကြီးစွာ, or ; 27 November 1558 – ) was List of heirs to the Burmese thrones, heir apparent of Burma from 1581 to 1593. The eldest son of King Nanda Bayin, Nanda of the Toungoo dynasty, Toungoo Dynasty ...

(divorced 1586) , issue = None , full name = , house =

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 Minsaw of Ava Thado Minsaw ( my, သတိုးမင်းစော, ; 20 May 1531 – May 1584) was viceroy of Ava (Inwa) from 1555 to 1584 during the reigns of kings Bayinnaung and Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). He fought alongside his br ...

, mother =

Inwa Mibaya Inwa MibayaInwa Mibaya means Queen of Ava. Her birth name is not mentioned in the chronicles. ( my, အင်းဝ မိဖုရား, ;Modern spelling and pronunciation given. The chronicles use the archaic spelling based on the Upper Burm ...

, birth_date = 1556Minye Deibba 1967: 6
918 ME , birth_place = Ava (Inwa),

Toungoo Empire The First Toungoo Empire ( my, တောင်ငူ ခေတ်, ; also known as the First Toungoo Dynasty, the Second Burmese Empire or simply the Toungoo Empire) was the dominant power in mainland Southeast Asia in the second half of the ...

, death_date = after 5 September 1610 , death_place = 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 = Natshin Medaw ( my, နတ်ရှင် မယ်တော်, or , ) was crown princess of

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 1586.

Early life

The princess the only child of Viceroy

and Queen

in 1556.Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 78 Their parents were closely related to each other: half-uncle and half-niece.Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 227 She grew up in Ava (Inwa). She later moved to

Pegu Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; , ), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located north-east of Yangon. Etymology The Burmese name Bago (ပဲခူး) is likely derived from the Mon lang ...

(Bago) when she was married to

, her maternal first cousin, and her paternal half-cousin, once removed.Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 73

Crown princess

By chronicle accounts, the marriage was an unhappy one for both. It contributed to the fallout between her powerful parents and the high king Nanda that ultimately resulted in Ava's revolt in 1583–1584. In early 1583, Natshin Medaw sent a package to her parents, which contained a blood stained shawl and a letter. In the letter, she complained that her husband spent much of the time pursuing Princess

Yaza Datu Kalaya , image = Natshinnaung and Yaza Datu Kalaya.jpg , caption = Statue of Natshinnaung and Yaza Datu Kalaya in Taungoo , reign = – November 1603 , coronation = , succession = Princ ...

, and that when she confronted him about the matter, he pushed her to the bedpost. The blood on the shawl, she explained, came from the cut on her forehead she received when she hit the bedpost.Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 74 The rebellion was put down in April 1584. The charade continued. Though she nominally remained the crown princess, Swa continued to pursue Yaza Data Kalaya, who was technically half-aunt to both Swa and Natshin Medaw. Yaza Datu Kalaya for her part continued to spurn her half-nephew's advances. But in October 1586, her protector Nanda went on a military campaign to Siam, and Swa remained in charge. Soon after, Swa raised her to be his queen, and in the process divorced Natshin Medaw. Back from Siam, the king was extremely unhappy to learn the news, and put Natshin Medaw in the same house as her mother with attendants.Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 87

Later life

The princess lived with her mother for the next seven years until her death in January 1595.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 95): Tabodwe 956 ME = 10 January 1595 to 8 February 1595 NS After Pegu fell in December 1599, Natshin Medaw, along with other Pegu royalty, was taken to

(Taungoo). She spent ten years in Toungoo. 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 ...

ordered that

Min Taya Medaw , image = , caption = , reign = 10 October 1581 – , coronation = , succession = Queen of the Western Palace , predecessor = Maha Dewi , successor = ''va ...

, Min Htwe, and Natshin Medaw 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 = ''Sunday'', 5 September 1610 NS

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