Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi of Ava explained

Type:queen
Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi
Reign: August 1480 – 7 April 1501
Succession:Chief queen consort of Ava
Predecessor:Ameitta Thiri Maha Dhamma Dewi
Successor:Salin Minthami
Suc-Type:Successor
Issue:Thihathura II
Narapati II
Soe Min
Min Hpwa Saw
Father:Thihapate II of Pakhan
Mother:Shwe Einthe of Twinthin
Birth Date:
ME
Birth Place:Twinthin
Death Date:?
Death Place:Ava (Inwa)?
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi (Burmese: အတုလသီရိ ဓမ္မဒေဝီ, in Burmese pronounced as /ʔətṵla̰ θìɹḭ dəma̰dèwì/) was the chief queen consort of King Minkhaung II of Ava. She was a granddaughter of King Mohnyin Thado, as well as a direct descendant of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava from her mother's side.[1]

She was wedded to her cousin Prince Nawrahta (later King Minkhaung II) in 1466/67 by their grandfather King Narapati I of Ava. The couple had been engaged since they were both nine years old (in their 10th year).[2]

Ancestry

The following is her ancestry as reported in the Hmannan Yazawin chronicle.[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82): Her maternal great grandfather Thinkhaya of Pagan was a half-uncle of King Minkhaung I.
  2. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 294
  3. See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61, 73, 82–83, 111). According to (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 61), Thihapate of Mohnyin was a nephew of Shin Mi Myat.