, image = , caption = , reign = – , coronation = , succession = Queen of the Northern Palace , predecessor =

Sanda Dewi Sanda Dewi ( my, စန္ဒာဒေဝီ ; pi, Candādevī) was one of the three principal queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the lar ...

, successor = Sanda Dewi of Ava , suc-type = Successor , 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 ...

(1583–1600)
Minye Thihathu III of Toungoo (1602–160?) , issue = Min Shwe-Don , issue-link = , full name = , house = , father =

Minkhaung II of Toungoo Minkhaung II of Toungoo ( my, တောင်ငူ မင်းခေါင်, ; 1520s–1584) was viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1549 to 1551 and from 1552 to 1584 during the reigns of kings Tabinshwehti, Bayinnaung and Nanda of Toungoo D ...

, mother =

Laygyun Mibaya , image = , caption = , reign = March 1549 – 30 April 1550 6 June 1552 – June 1584 , coronation = , succession = Chief vicereine of Toungoo , predecessor = Sister ...

, birth_date = in or after 1554Per (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 81), Min Pu had two elder brothers and two elder sisters. Since her eldest brother

Minye Thihathu II of Toungoo Minye Thihathu II of Toungoo ( my, မင်းရဲ သီဟသူ, ; c. 6 August 1550 – 11 August 1609) was king of the breakaway kingdom of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1597 to 1609. His kingdom was one of several small states that emerged follo ...

was born in August 1550, the earliest year she could have been born in was 1554. , birth_place =

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 ...

(Taungoo) , death_date = 1600s (after 21 November 1602 and before 4 September 1610) , 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 = Thiri Yaza Dewi ( my, သီရိရာဇဒေဝီ, ; pi, Sirirājadevī) was a principal queen consort of King

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

Myanmar 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 C. Wells, Joh ...

(Burma) from 1583 to 1599. The youngest daughter of Viceroy

, along with her two sisters Min Phyu and Min Htwe, married her first cousin Nanda in 1583.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 79): Kason 945 ME = 21 April 1583 to 20 May 1583 The marriages of state solidified the ties between Minkhaung II and Nanda, the High King. At

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), she became the Queen of the Northern Palace.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 103Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 107 The queen lost her office in 1599 when Nanda surrendered to the forces of her brother

and Raza II of Mrauk-U. She was part of the defeated royal family that was brought back to her native

(Taungoo) in 1600.(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 100): The defeated royal family arrived at Toungoo on 3 March 1600 (5th waning of Tabaung 961 ME). She became a widow on 30 November 1600 when her nephew

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 ...

assassinated Nanda.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 102 On 21 November 1602, Minye Thihathu II married her off to his third son (and her nephew) Minye Thihathu III of Toungoo, who was at least 20 years, perhaps even 25 years, her junior.Minye Thihathu was born no earlier than 1581, given that his eldest brother Natshinnaung was born c. December 1578, and followed by another elder brother Minye Kyawswa of Toungoo. On the same day, her only daughter Min Shwe-Don was married to her nephew (and her new husband's younger brother) Minye Kyawhtin II of Kawliya.Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 108, 110 She apparently died sometime in the next eight years.She was not part of the exiled royals which 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 ...

sent to Ava in September 1610 per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 141). Had she been alive, she certainly should have been part of the group, which included her sister Min Htwe as well as

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

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 ...

Ancestry

The queen was descended from the

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 ...

and ultimately Ava royalty from her mother's side. Her father Minkhaung was a half-brother 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 ...

. Her personal name was Min Pu.

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