Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava explained

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Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi
အမိတ္တ သီရိ မဟာဓမ္မဒေဝီ
Reign:24 July 1468 – August 1480
Succession:Chief queen consort of Ava
Predecessor:Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi
Successor:Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Thihathura of Ava
Issue:Minkhaung II
Thado Dhamma Yaza of Salin
Minye Kyawswa of Yamethin
Bodaw Shin Medaw
Bodaw Shin Bwa
Nat Shin Hnamadaw
House:Mohnyin
Father:Thihapate of Mohnyin
Mother:Shin Hla Myat of Pakhan
Birth Date:1430s
Birth Place:Pakhan
Death Date:?
Death Place:Ava (Inwa)
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi of Ava (Burmese: အမိတ္တ သီရိ မဟာဓမ္မဒေဝီ, in Burmese pronounced as /ʔəmeiʔta̰ θìɹḭ məhà dəma̰ dèwì/; Pali: Amittasirimahādhammadevī; born Saw Hla Min[1]) was the chief queen consort of King Thihathura I of Ava from 1468 to 1480.[2] The queen was a granddaughter of King Mohnyin Thado. King Alaungpaya, the founder of Konbaung Dynasty, was a ninth generation descendant of the queen through her daughter Bodaw Shin Medaw.[3] She was still alive in 1485; she accompanied her son Minkhaung II to inspect the pagodas damaged by an earthquake.[4]

Family

She and Thihathura had six issue.

IssueNotes
Minkhaung IIKing of Ava (r. 1480–1501)
Thado Dhamma Yaza of SalinGovernor of Salin and ten districts (r. 1468–1483/04)[5]
Minye Kyawswa of YamethinGovernor of Yamethin (r. 1476–1501)[6]
Bodaw Shin MedawDuchess of Myedu, wife of Nawrahta II of Myedu[7]
Bodaw Shin BwaDuchess of Sagaing[8]
Nat Shin HnamadawDuchess of Pinya (d. 1509/10)[9]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83
  2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 110
  3. Letwe Nawrahta 1961: 12
  4. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 306
  5. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 297, 305
  6. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 297, 301, 310
  7. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 298
  8. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 304
  9. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 314